Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 7EX
How much crime is recorded in DY2 7EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kates Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
DY2 7EXDudley
How safe is DY2 7EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 7EX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7EXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.