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Crime in DY5 3

How much crime is recorded in DY5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
27,558 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY5 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY5 3, 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY5 3National
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Shoplifting21.08.4
Burglary14.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% 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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