Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 9EW
How much crime is recorded in DY2 9EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
DY2 9EWDudley
How safe is DY2 9EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 9EW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9EWNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.