Total Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cooknell Drive 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 Cooknell Drive (DY8 5TD) 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 Cooknell Drive (DY8 5TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowhill Drive, where police recorded 9 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.
View Crime In Kingswinford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooknell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadowhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandhurst Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camellia Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stapleford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfields Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfields Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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