Total Crime Rate

754.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 754.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 208.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Pearson Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Pearson Street (DY5 3BL) in the last 12 months was 754.1 per 1,000 residents and was 341.1% 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 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 295.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearson Street (DY5 3BL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pearson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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