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Crime in DY6 9

How much crime is recorded in DY6 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,820 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY6 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY6 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

DY6 9National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.11.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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