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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; 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.