Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 1LR
How much crime is recorded in DY3 1LR, 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)
DY3 1LRDudley
How safe is DY3 1LR
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 1LR 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY3 1LRNational
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.