Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowfields Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Meadowfields Close (DY8 5AD) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher than the Kingswinford South average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowfields Close (DY8 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowfields Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooknell Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadowhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfields Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camellia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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