Total Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Auckland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 162nd 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 Auckland Road (DY6 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 234.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Auckland Road (DY6 8JQ), 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.
View Crime In Kingswinford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rangeways Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caterham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weir Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caterham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caterham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caterham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weir Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rangeways Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Freeland Grove | Under investigation |
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