Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3QR
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3QR, 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 3QRBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3QR
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 3QR 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY5 3QRNational
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.