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Crime in DY5 1ES

How much crime is recorded in DY5 1ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Dudley Wood & Saltwells
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,649 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is DY5 1ES

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY5 1ES area, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DY5 1ESNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Burglary18.09.1
Shoplifting11.98.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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