Total Crime Rate
603.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 10th 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 Talbot Street (DY5 3DS) in the last 12 months was 603.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.2% 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 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 364.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Street (DY5 3DS), 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.
View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myles Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pearson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pearson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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