Crime Rates at The Portway, Kingswinford, DY6 8HD

The Portway area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Portway (DY6 8HD) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Portway (DY6 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlawn Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.