Crime Rates at High Wood Close, Kingswinford, DY6 9XB

High Wood Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Wood Close (DY6 9XB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Wood Close (DY6 9XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highwood Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maygrove Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.