Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 0RB
How much crime is recorded in DY4 0RB, 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 0RBTipton
How safe is DY4 0RB
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 0RB 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY4 0RBNational
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.