Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 4LG
How much crime is recorded in DY5 4LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockmoor & Woodside
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
DY5 4LGBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 4LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 4LG 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4LGNational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.