Total Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albert Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (DY5 4HW) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Street (DY5 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollies Street, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Street (21 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hollies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hollies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hollies Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Hartland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
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