Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 9LY
How much crime is recorded in DY4 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Princes End & Willingsworth
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
DY4 9LYTipton
How safe is DY4 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 9LY 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.