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Crime in DY3 3

How much crime is recorded in DY3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,851 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY3 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY3 3, broadly in line with 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
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY3 3National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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