Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 1UW
How much crime is recorded in DY5 1UW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Quarry Bank
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
DY5 1UWBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 1UW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1UW 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
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 1UWNational
Shoplifting29.08.4
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary16.59.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.