Total Crime Rate

772.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 772.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 316.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 296.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (DY5 3PT) in the last 12 months was 772.0 per 1,000 residents and was 390.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 316.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DY5 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Little Potter Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Nine Locks Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nine Locks Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Potter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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