Crime in Sedgley
Recorded crime in Sedgley is 0.9 times the Dudley average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 20%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sedgley: about 22,117 residents in 26 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- −20%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Dudley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sedgley.
Crime over 5 years
Down 20% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Sedgley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Dudley average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 8.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Dudley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Dudley council area, not only Sedgley. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,395 | 4.2 | Up 2% |
| Cars broken into | 547 | 1.6 | Down 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,495 | 4.5 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 910 | 2.7 | Down 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DY3
In DY3, the postcode district at the centre of Sedgley, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,011 | 7% | 5% | 73% | 11% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 287 | 6% | 0% | 11% | 83% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 241 | 5% | 6% | 44% | 45% | 0% |
| Burglary | 187 | 5% | 1% | 14% | 79% | 1% |
| Public order | 164 | 7% | 2% | 63% | 25% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 154 | 24% | 2% | 45% | 29% | 0% |
| Other theft | 129 | 3% | 2% | 50% | 42% | 2% |
| Other crime | 63 | 8% | 8% | 73% | 5% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 4.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.1 |
| Drugs | 0.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 3.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.2 |
| Public order | 5.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 2.2 |
Postcode districts in Sedgley
Nearby towns
Council: Dudley
Questions about crime in Sedgley
- Is Sedgley a safe place to live?
- Sedgley scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Dudley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Sedgley?
- Down 20% over 5 years, from 1,837 recorded crimes a year to 1,479.
- What is the most common crime in Sedgley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Sedgley compare with Dudley?
- Crime severity in Sedgley is 0.9 times the Dudley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Sedgley?
- In DY3, the postcode district at the centre of Sedgley, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 33% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Sedgley?
- Of 187 burglaries reported in DY3, the postcode district at the centre of Sedgley between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 79% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Sedgley?
- In Dudley, the council area Sedgley is in, the police recorded 1,395 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.2 per 1,000 residents, up 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Sedgley?
- 1,495 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Dudley, the council area Sedgley is in, 4.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Sedgley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Dudley, the council area Sedgley is in, against 2 the year before.