Total Crime Rate

671.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

271.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 671.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 271.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 215.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.8 10/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Brockley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Brockley Close (DY5 3HF) in the last 12 months was 671.4 per 1,000 residents and was 326.3% 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 Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 271.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockley Close (DY5 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brockley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Myles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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