Crime Rates at Gorsty Avenue, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, DY5 3HS

Gorsty Avenue 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 Gorsty Avenue (DY5 3HS) 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 Gorsty Avenue (DY5 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindsey Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.