Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8UD
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tipton
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
DY4 8UDTipton
How safe is DY4 8UD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8UD 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8UDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.