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