Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 High Street (DY5 3JA) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY5 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindsey Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Foot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Campbell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B4180 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4180 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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