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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DY2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DY2 recorded 420 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.03 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 12.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring93.47 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment420 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 12.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

420
trending_up +6.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.47per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

977

Within DY2 district

Dudley

46,486

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Wood Street Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 20
20
Castle Street Map
total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Shoplifting: 6
19
Union Street Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 12 Other theft: 2
17
Buxton Road Map
total: 16 Burglary: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 2
16
Buffery Road Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 11
11
Charter Street Map
total: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Public order: 4
10
The Minories Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Vine Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Oakwood Crescent Map
total: 8 Drugs: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Cochrane Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
420 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
154
36.7%
Shoplifting
55
13.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
11.4%
Burglary
31
7.4%
Public Order
27
6.4%
Vehicle Crime
27
6.4%
Other Theft
26
6.2%
Other Crime
13
3.1%
Weapons Possession
12
2.9%
Drug Offences
11
2.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
8
1.9%
Robbery
4
1.0%
Theft from Person
3
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: DY2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DY2 (36.7%). Shoplifting (13.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (11.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DY2 has risen sharply — by 12.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DY2 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_up +6.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +12.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.1%

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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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