Postcode · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6 9LP
How much crime is recorded in DY6 9LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswinford South
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,450 (2024)
How safe is DY6 9LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY6 9LP 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9LPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Burglary7.09.1
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.11.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.