Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2PS
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withymoor Village
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,159 (2024)
DY5 2PSBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2PSNational
Shoplifting23.48.4
Burglary19.69.1
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs0.72.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% 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.