Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 7LP
How much crime is recorded in DY2 7LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kates Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,041 (2024)
DY2 7LPDudley
How safe is DY2 7LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 7LP 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
65.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 7LPNational
Violence and sexual offences50.423.6
Burglary11.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Public order7.04.6
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.