Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3EE
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierley Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,313 (2024)
DY5 3EEBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 3EE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 3EENational
Violence and sexual offences45.923.6
Burglary31.39.1
Shoplifting28.78.4
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft5.64.5
Drugs5.42.4
Robbery4.51.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.