Postcode district · Tipton
Crime in DY4
How much crime is recorded in DY4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 59,420 (2024)
DY4Postcode district · Tipton
How safe is DY4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY4, 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
DY4National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Burglary9.39.1
Shoplifting8.68.4
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.