Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Meddins Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Kinver & Enville , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

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 Meddins Close (DY7 6DB) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Kinver & Enville average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meddins Close (DY7 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near James Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meddins Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meddins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Birch Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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