Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 9JA
How much crime is recorded in DY4 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Princes End & Willingsworth
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,831 (2024)
DY4 9JATipton
How safe is DY4 9JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 9JA 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
72.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 9JANational
Violence and sexual offences54.023.6
Shoplifting13.68.4
Criminal damage and arson11.84.7
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Burglary9.49.1
Public order7.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime4.21.5
Drugs4.02.4
Possession of weapons3.90.9
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.