Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1LF
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierley Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,274 (2024)
DY5 1LFBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1LF area, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 1LFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary11.09.1
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs1.62.4
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.