Total Crime Rate
636.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
246.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount Pleasant area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (DY5 2YZ) in the last 12 months was 636.4 per 1,000 residents and was 304.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 246.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (DY5 2YZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Drive, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Boulevard (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pembridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Station Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Two Woods Lane | Under investigation |
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