Total Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carnforth Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 271st 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 Carnforth Close (DY6 9BL) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carnforth Close (DY6 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingswinford North & Wall Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyndon Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kidderminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kidderminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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