Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 2SN
How much crime is recorded in DY3 2SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
DY3 2SNDudley
How safe is DY3 2SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 2SN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2SNNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Other theft8.04.5
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.12.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.