Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Drugs 47.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greensforge area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greensforge (DY6 0AH) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% higher than the Himley & Swindon average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greensforge (DY6 0AH), the main crime hotspot is near Greensforge Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greensforge area

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Data Sources

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