Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 2SE
How much crime is recorded in DY1 2SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dibdale
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
DY1 2SEDudley
How safe is DY1 2SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 2SE area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2SENational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime1.21.5
Public order0.74.6
Burglary0.69.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.