Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2LB
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
DY3 2LBDudley
How safe is DY3 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2LB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary13.79.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.