Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 7BL
How much crime is recorded in DY6 7BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswinford North
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
DY6 7BLKingswinford
How safe is DY6 7BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 7BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
DY6 7BLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.