Postcode · Tipton
Crime in DY4 9RU
How much crime is recorded in DY4 9RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tibbington
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
DY4 9RUTipton
How safe is DY4 9RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY4 9RU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9RUNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.42.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.