Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 High Street (DY5 4RL) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY5 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrchen Moor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thames Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfly Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Corbyns Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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