Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3PL
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
DY5 3PLBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 3PL 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
49.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.84.6
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.