Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Birds Meadow area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birds Meadow (DY5 4TB) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Birds Meadow (DY5 4TB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett

Crime Over Time in Birds Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Byrchen Moor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Corbyns Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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