Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 4PB
How much crime is recorded in DY5 4PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockmoor & Woodside
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
DY5 4PBBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 4PB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 4PB 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
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 4PBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Burglary22.19.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs5.92.4
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Other crime2.21.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.