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Crime in DY8 2

How much crime is recorded in DY8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,710 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY8 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY8 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

DY8 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting11.28.4
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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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