Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 0LE
How much crime is recorded in DY2 0LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Wood & Saltwells
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,397 (2024)
DY2 0LEDudley
How safe is DY2 0LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 0LE 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 0LENational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary14.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.