Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fenton Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Fenton Street (DY5 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fenton Street (DY5 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | 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 | Public order | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Breeze | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Breeze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myles Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myles Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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