Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 9DS
How much crime is recorded in DY6 9DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wall Heath
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
DY6 9DSKingswinford
How safe is DY6 9DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 9DS 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9DSNational
Shoplifting26.38.4
Burglary9.49.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.