Total Crime Rate

160.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 160.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wordsley Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsley Green (DY8 5BN) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 331.1% higher than the Kingswinford South average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsley Green (DY8 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Haven (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsley Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Cottage Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Haven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stapleford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Zaria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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