Crime Rates at Heydon Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 4LP

Heydon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 35th 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 Heydon Road (DY5 4LP) in the last 12 months was 301.5 per 1,000 residents and was 214.5% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heydon Road (DY5 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birbeck Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.