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Crime in DY1 4

How much crime is recorded in DY1 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,596 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY1 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY1 4, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY1 4National
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Shoplifting15.08.4
Burglary14.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order7.54.6
Other theft7.24.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% 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.

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