Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8DR
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tipton
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
DY4 8DRTipton
How safe is DY4 8DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8DR 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.