Postcode district · Dudley
Crime in DY1
How much crime is recorded in DY1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 58,796 (2024)
DY1Postcode district · Dudley
How safe is DY1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
DY1National
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Burglary15.09.1
Shoplifting11.48.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.