Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brierley Hill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 313th 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 Brierley Hill Road (DY8 5SP) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierley Hill Road (DY8 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brierley Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Swanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brierley Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeytree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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