Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 0QY
How much crime is recorded in DY4 0QY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ocker Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
DY4 0QYTipton
How safe is DY4 0QY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 0QY 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY4 0QYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Burglary5.49.1
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.