Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 3EX
How much crime is recorded in DY1 3EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
DY1 3EXDudley
How safe is DY1 3EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 3EX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.