Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 7DH
How much crime is recorded in DY2 7DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dixons Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,406 (2024)
DY2 7DHDudley
How safe is DY2 7DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 7DH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 7DHNational
Violence and sexual offences54.223.6
Burglary20.99.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Other theft8.24.5
Public order8.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.