Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 1HN
How much crime is recorded in DY3 1HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sedgley East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
How safe is DY3 1HN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 1HN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY3 1HNNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.