Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 70th 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 High Street (DY5 4EB) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY5 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Byrchen Moor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birds Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birds Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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