Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8NB
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tipton
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
DY4 8NBTipton
How safe is DY4 8NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8NB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences49.823.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Public order6.94.6
Drugs5.42.4
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Other crime2.81.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.