Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY6 8BF) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY6 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near The Lych Gate. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Lych Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Lych Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane 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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