Bartley Green vs Brierley Hill and Wordsley

Bartley Green has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,906 crimes in the last 12 months. Brierley Hill and Wordsley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,172 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Bartley Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Brierley Hill and Wordsley shows -9.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bartley Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,277 incidents). In Brierley Hill and Wordsley, it is Violent Crime (1,193 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bartley Green recorded 230 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Brierley Hill and Wordsley recorded 187. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bartley Green totalled 1,277 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,193 in Brierley Hill and Wordsley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bartley Green recorded 3,072 crimes (now 2,906, a change of -5.4%). Brierley Hill and Wordsley recorded 3,502 crimes previously (now 3,172, -9.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bartley Green has a resolution rate of 26.3% and Brierley Hill and Wordsley has 23.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bartley Green falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Brierley Hill and Wordsley is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bartley Green and Brierley Hill and Wordsley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.