Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8PS
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
DY6 8PSKingswinford
How safe is DY6 8PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 8PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.