Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8AF
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,254 (2024)
DY4 8AFTipton
How safe is DY4 8AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8AFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.