Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1LS
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockmoor & Woodside
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
DY5 1LSBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1LS 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary16.19.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.