Total Crime Rate
158.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penzer Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 115th 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 Penzer Street (DY6 7AA) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penzer Street (DY6 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Summer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Summer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Summer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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