Crime Rates at Church Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3PT

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 580.0 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 3300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 320.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DY5 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Little Potter Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.