Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2NG
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
DY3 2NGDudley
How safe is DY3 2NG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2NG area, 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
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 2NGNational
Shoplifting43.68.4
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order8.14.6
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Burglary6.09.1
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.04.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.