Total Crime Rate

124.7 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 124.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watery Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 162nd 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 Watery Lane (DY8 5SH) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 234.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (DY8 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooknell Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camellia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stapleford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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