Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 4PU
How much crime is recorded in DY5 4PU, 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)
DY5 4PUBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 4PU
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 4PU 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY5 4PUNational
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.