Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cressett Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Cressett Avenue (DY5 3XY) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressett Avenue (DY5 3XY), the main crime hotspot is near Pheasant Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressett Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cressett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4179 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4179 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4180 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petchells Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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