Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1EA
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Quarry Bank
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
DY5 1EABrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1EA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY5 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.