Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2LS
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
DY3 2LSDudley
How safe is DY3 2LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2LS area, broadly in line with 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.