Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Baxter Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 315th 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 Baxter Road (DY5 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Road (DY5 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derry Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South

Crime Over Time in Baxter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottle Kiln Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A461 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 2026Public order Lindsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Derry Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑