Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lingfield Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Lingfield Way (DY6 8RS) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Kingswinford South average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Way (DY6 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Randall Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrens Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Levenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Levenwick Way
Sep 2025Public order Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Randall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitton Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ketley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ketley Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrens Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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