Total Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridge Road area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Road (DY6 9RB) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% lower than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridge Road (DY6 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cot Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (4 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 | Vehicle crime | Ashley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Man Der Ville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cot Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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