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Crime in DY9 9AZ
How much crime is recorded in DY9 9AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lye & Wynall
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
How safe is DY9 9AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY9 9AZ area, 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY9 9AZNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Burglary4.59.1
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.