Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 496th lowest 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 High Street (DY5 3JA) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kerry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradleymore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B4179 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4180 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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