Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3LY
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,254 (2024)
DY5 3LYBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 3LY 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.