Crap Towns / Brierley Hill / Crime

How much crime is there in Brierley Hill?

The police recorded 111 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Brierley Hill from September 2023 to August 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 110, down from 117 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	117	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	107	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	110	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.6	34.1
Shoplifting	21.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	8.8	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	8.2	7.0
Public order	6.8	6.6
Other theft	6.3	5.4
Burglary	5.6	3.1
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackheath	5.4 km	150
Dudley	3.8 km	119
Brierley Hill	–	111
Cradley Heath	3.7 km	93.9
Stourbridge	3.0 km	72.7
Coseley	6.9 km	72.4
Rowley Regis	5.4 km	66.2
Sedgley	5.7 km	65.8
Halesowen	4.2 km	57.6
Kingswinford	3.3 km	56.5
Hagley	6.6 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2