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Crime in DY2 8

How much crime is recorded in DY2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,869 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY2 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY2 8, well above 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
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY2 8National
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Burglary20.19.1
Shoplifting14.58.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.94.5
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% 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.

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