Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2NX
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withymoor Village
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
DY5 2NXBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2NX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2NX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 2NXNational
Burglary10.29.1
Violence and sexual offences4.623.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.