Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 0BB
How much crime is recorded in DY2 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Wood & Saltwells
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
DY2 0BBDudley
How safe is DY2 0BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 0BB area, 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences36.823.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.