Crime Rates at High Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3AE

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 High Street (DY5 3AE) in the last 12 months was 469.1 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 232.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY5 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearson Street, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.