Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brick Kiln Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brick Kiln Street (DY5 2AN) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brick Kiln Street (DY5 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Hill. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rose Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albertine Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heritage Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hammer Bank | Under investigation |
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