Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3XT
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierley Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
DY5 3XTBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3XT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 3XT 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
52.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3XTNational
Violence and sexual offences43.423.6
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.51.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.