Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2SH
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierley Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,224 (2024)
DY5 2SHBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2SH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2SH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
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 2SHNational
Shoplifting71.08.4
Violence and sexual offences49.323.6
Burglary24.59.1
Criminal damage and arson15.84.7
Public order10.94.6
Other theft10.34.5
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Drugs6.02.4
Robbery4.31.4
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Other crime2.71.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.