Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 2DF
How much crime is recorded in DY1 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Dock & Eve Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
DY1 2DFDudley
How safe is DY1 2DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 2DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
DY1 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Vehicle crime11.53.5
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs4.22.4
Public order4.04.6
Other crime3.71.5
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Robbery1.71.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.