Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 8UT
How much crime is recorded in DY4 8UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Bridge & Dudley Port
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
DY4 8UTTipton
How safe is DY4 8UT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 8UT 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 8UTNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft7.74.5
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.