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Crime in DY8 5HY

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

Neighbourhood
Ashwood
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,134 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY8 5HY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 5HY area, 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5HYNational
Shoplifting14.38.4
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.81.4
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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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