Total Crime Rate

151.3 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

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 High Street (DY6 0HB) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 263.6% higher than the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY6 0HB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidensbridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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