Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 7LY
How much crime is recorded in DY4 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Bridge & Dudley Port
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,726 (2024)
DY4 7LYTipton
How safe is DY4 7LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 7LY area, broadly in line with 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Shoplifting18.08.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.74.6
Burglary2.49.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.