Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 4ED
How much crime is recorded in DY1 4ED, 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)
DY1 4EDDudley
How safe is DY1 4ED
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 4ED 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY1 4EDNational
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.