Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8PL
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
DY6 8PLKingswinford
How safe is DY6 8PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 8PL 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8PLNational
Burglary14.49.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Other theft6.04.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.