Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 4EB
How much crime is recorded in DY5 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensett & Kingswinford East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,592 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is DY5 4EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 4EB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4EBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Public order1.24.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.