Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2NE
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Amblecote East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
DY5 2NEBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2NE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 2NENational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.54.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.