Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2PH
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Quarry Bank
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
DY5 2PHBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2PH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2PHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary11.69.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.02.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.