Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 7DU
How much crime is recorded in DY2 7DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kates Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
DY2 7DUDudley
How safe is DY2 7DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 7DU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
85.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
162
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 7DUNational
Violence and sexual offences63.123.6
Shoplifting29.28.4
Burglary17.39.1
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Other theft10.94.5
Public order9.44.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Possession of weapons6.50.9
Drugs5.22.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.