Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8PT
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tipton
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
DY4 8PTTipton
How safe is DY4 8PT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8PT area, broadly in line with 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
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8PTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft4.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.62.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.