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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; 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.