Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 0JS
How much crime is recorded in DY4 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ocker Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
DY4 0JSTipton
How safe is DY4 0JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 0JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
DY4 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Drugs5.62.4
Burglary4.89.1
Other crime3.31.5
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.