Total Crime Rate

248.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 248.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Commonside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commonside (DY5 4AE) in the last 12 months was 248.5 per 1,000 residents and was 159.3% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commonside (DY5 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birbeck Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commonside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiled House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haywharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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