Crime Rates at Lancaster Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 3QE

Lancaster Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (DY5 3QE) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (DY5 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.