Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8DT
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8DT, 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 8DTTipton
How safe is DY4 8DT
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 8DT 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY4 8DTNational
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.