Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8LG
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensett & Kingswinford East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,235 (2024)
DY6 8LGKingswinford
How safe is DY6 8LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 8LG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY6 8LGNational
Burglary17.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.