Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY2 9LS
How much crime is recorded in DY2 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
DY2 9LSDudley
How safe is DY2 9LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY2 9LS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.