Crime Rates at Barnett Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 9PN

Barnett Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 431st highest 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 Barnett Lane (DY6 9PN) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnett Lane (DY6 9PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlawn Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.