Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 2SL
How much crime is recorded in DY1 2SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dibdale
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
DY1 2SLDudley
How safe is DY1 2SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 2SL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2SLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary7.99.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.