Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 4JF
How much crime is recorded in DY5 4JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Russell's Hall
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
DY5 4JFBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 4JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 4JF 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
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 4JFNational
Shoplifting64.18.4
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary5.39.1
Drugs4.02.4
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.