Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Street area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 23rd 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 9LT) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (DY6 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summer Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Man Der Ville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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