Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cot Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 365th 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 Cot Lane (DY6 9TH) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cot Lane (DY6 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlawn Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlawn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodlawn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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