Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairford Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairford Gardens (DY8 5RF) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairford Gardens (DY8 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Zaria Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfields Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wordsley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clock Tower View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zaria Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadowhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadowhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashdown Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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