Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2DF
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Gornal & Ruiton
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
DY3 2DFDudley
How safe is DY3 2DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2DF area, below 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2DFNational
Burglary15.29.1
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.32.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.81.5
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.