Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DY5 3AT) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DY5 3AT, the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DY5 3AT area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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