Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1EB
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1EB, 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 1EBBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1EB
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 1EB 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY5 1EBNational
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.