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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DY5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DY5 recorded 479 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.21 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 11.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring84.84 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment479 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 11.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

479
trending_up +10.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

84.84per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,223

Within DY5 district

Dudley

58,366

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 17 Criminal damage and arson: 1
19
Supermarket Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5
17
Pearson Street Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Shoplifting: 4
14
Madison Avenue Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 8 Other crime: 1
12
Commonside Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 11
11
Little Potter Street Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
Wood Street Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 10
10
Rookery Park Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 2
10
Buxton Road Map
total: 8 Burglary: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
Waterfront West Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
479 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
194
40.5%
Shoplifting
86
18.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
41
8.6%
Public Order
31
6.5%
Vehicle Crime
27
5.6%
Burglary
25
5.2%
Other Theft
24
5.0%
Drug Offences
20
4.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
11
2.3%
Other Crime
7
1.5%
Weapons Possession
6
1.3%
Robbery
6
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: DY5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DY5 (40.5%). Shoplifting (18.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DY5 has risen sharply — by 11.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DY5 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 +10.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +11.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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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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