Postcode district · Kingswinford
Crime in DY6
How much crime is recorded in DY6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 38,512 (2024)
DY6Postcode district · Kingswinford
How safe is DY6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
DY6National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary8.29.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.