Total Crime Rate

772.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 772.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 316.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 296.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Delph Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Delph Road (DY5 2RP) in the last 12 months was 772.0 per 1,000 residents and was 390.2% higher than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 316.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delph Road (DY5 2RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derry Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South

Crime Over Time in Delph Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottle Kiln Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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