Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 0AA
How much crime is recorded in DY2 0AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Wood & Saltwells
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
DY2 0AADudley
How safe is DY2 0AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 0AA 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
DY2 0AANational
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.