Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2BN
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Gornal & Ruiton
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,743 (2024)
DY3 2BNDudley
How safe is DY3 2BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2BN area, 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 2BNNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Shoplifting23.58.4
Burglary20.89.1
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.74.6
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.41.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.