Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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.
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Crime overview

Leys Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leys Crescent (DY5 3UN) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Crescent (DY5 3UN), the main crime hotspot is near Leys Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leys Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budnam Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leys Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pritchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Budnam Brook Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budnam Brook Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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