Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 446th 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 3JB) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (DY5 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Pheasant Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4180 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B4180 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Foot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Isle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mount Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pheasant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pheasant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsty Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pheasant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cressett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Campbell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Wickets | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Wickets | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Wickets | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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