Postcode district · Dudley
Crime in DY2
How much crime is recorded in DY2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 44,744 (2024)
DY2Postcode district · Dudley
How safe is DY2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
DY2National
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Burglary14.69.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.