Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 8TE
How much crime is recorded in DY6 8TE, 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)
DY6 8TEKingswinford
How safe is DY6 8TE
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 8TE 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY6 8TENational
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.