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Crime in DY8 5

How much crime is recorded in DY8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,715 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY8 5, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

DY8 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Shoplifting9.58.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.01.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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