Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Brook Street (DY8 3XD) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (DY8 3XD), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Forge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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