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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DY1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DY1 recorded 363 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.83 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring69.04 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment363 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

363
trending_down -5.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

69.04per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,189

Within DY1 district

Dudley

62,264

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 34 Violence and sexual offences: 19 Criminal damage and arson: 4
34
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Other theft: 1
9
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Petrol Station Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
Court Passage Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Castlegate Drive Map
total: 6 Public order: 3 Bicycle theft: 2
6
Stone Street Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Shoplifting: 2
6
Oxford Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Clifford Street Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Other crime: 2
6
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
363 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
160
44.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
43
11.8%
Vehicle Crime
34
9.4%
Shoplifting
26
7.2%
Public Order
22
6.1%
Other Theft
19
5.2%
Burglary
15
4.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
3.9%
Robbery
9
2.5%
Other Crime
8
2.2%
Drug Offences
4
1.1%
Weapons Possession
4
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.8%
Theft from Person
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: DY1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DY1 (44.1%). Criminal Damage & Arson (11.8%) and Vehicle Crime (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DY1 has fallen slightly — by 1.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DY1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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