Crime Rates at Oak Street, Kingswinford, DY6 9LS

Oak Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 503rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Oak Street (DY6 9LS) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (DY6 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.