Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lindsey Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindsey Place (DY5 3XB) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsey Place (DY5 3XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindsey Place, 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 Lindsey Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Drugs The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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