Crime Rates at Brierley Hill Road, Stourbridge, DY8 5SP

Brierley Hill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 162nd 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 Brierley Hill Road (DY8 5SP) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 234.6% higher than the Kingswinford South average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierley Hill Road (DY8 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Weir Court. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.