Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 0NW
How much crime is recorded in DY2 0NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Wood & Saltwells
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
DY2 0NWDudley
How safe is DY2 0NW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 0NW 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 0NWNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.