Total Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vernier Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 482nd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vernier Avenue (DY6 8SA) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernier Avenue (DY6 8SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrens Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingswinford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Levenwick Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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