Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 446th 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 Leys Road (DY5 3UR) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Road (DY5 3UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leys Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Campbell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Foot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Budnam Brook Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budnam Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budnam Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B4180 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4180 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leys Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cressett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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