Postcode · Brierley Hill
Crime in DY5 3FP
How much crime is recorded in DY5 3FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withymoor Village
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
DY5 3FPBrierley Hill
How safe is DY5 3FP
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 3FP 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
18
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 3FPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Public order0.34.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.