Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 0HE
How much crime is recorded in DY2 0HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Wood & Saltwells
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
DY2 0HEDudley
How safe is DY2 0HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 0HE area, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 0HENational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Burglary18.09.1
Shoplifting11.98.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.