Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town , and the 424th 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 Kingsway (DY8 4TG) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Wollaston & Stourbridge Town average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (DY8 4TG), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Smallshire Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waveney Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waveney Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowpark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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