Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Southern Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Close (DY6 8HS) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 169.1% higher than the Kingswinford South average (37.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Close (DY6 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Westcott Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rangeways Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caterham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caterham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caterham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caterham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Freeland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rangeways Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silva Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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