Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1JE
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockmoor & Woodside
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
DY5 1JEBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1JE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1JE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 1JENational
Burglary34.99.1
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.