Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bell Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 401st lowest 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 Bell Street (DY5 4HL) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Street (DY5 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollies Street, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hollies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkham Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hollies Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kirkham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodnet Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
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