Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 4DB
How much crime is recorded in DY1 4DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,868 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DY1 4DBDudley
How safe is DY1 4DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 4DB area, above 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY1 4DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft6.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.02.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.