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Crime in DY3 4

How much crime is recorded in DY3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
8,009 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY3 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY3 4, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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