Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8LS
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,176 (2024)
DY6 8LSKingswinford
How safe is DY6 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 8LS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.