Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2PY
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withymoor Village
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
DY5 2PYBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2PY 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2PYNational
Burglary14.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.