Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 2YL
How much crime is recorded in DY5 2YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Amblecote East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
DY5 2YLBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 2YL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 2YL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2YLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.