Crime Rates at Byron Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 4JA

Byron Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Byron Street (DY5 4JA) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Street (DY5 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 185 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.