Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY3 3EP
How much crime is recorded in DY3 3EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
DY3 3EPDudley
How safe is DY3 3EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY3 3EP 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3EPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.24.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other theft0.84.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.