Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dawley Brook Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dawley Brook Road (DY6 7BD) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dawley Brook Road (DY6 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Water Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Murdoch Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lambert Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dunston Close | Under investigation |
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