Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8QG
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswinford South
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,222 (2024)
How safe is DY6 8QG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 8QG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8QGNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Other theft8.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.