Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodbury Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 432nd 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 Woodbury Close (DY5 2TE) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (171.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbury Close (DY5 2TE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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