Total Crime Rate

472.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 472.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 349.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hollies Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 14th 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 Hollies Street (DY5 4HT) in the last 12 months was 472.0 per 1,000 residents and was 392.4% 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 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollies Street (DY5 4HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hollies Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollies Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollies Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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