Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 4LU
How much crime is recorded in DY1 4LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Coseley
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
DY1 4LUDudley
How safe is DY1 4LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 4LU 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4LUNational
Shoplifting21.48.4
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Vehicle crime15.23.5
Burglary10.59.1
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.