Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 0XT
How much crime is recorded in DY4 0XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ocker Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
DY4 0XTTipton
How safe is DY4 0XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 0XT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 0XTNational
Violence and sexual offences38.923.6
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.89.1
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.61.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.