Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 3DH
How much crime is recorded in DY3 3DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
DY3 3DHDudley
How safe is DY3 3DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 3DH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3DHNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.49.1
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.