Crime Rates at Queen Street, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, DY5 4BY

Queen Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Queen Street (DY5 4BY) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 245.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (DY5 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 50 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.