Total Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (DY6 0LT) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street (DY6 0LT), the main crime hotspot is near Maidensbridge Gardens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingswinford North & Wall Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maidensbridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyndon Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maidensbridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidensbridge Gardens | Under investigation |
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