Crime in Kingswinford
Recorded crime in Kingswinford is 0.6 times the Dudley average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 20%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Kingswinford: about 22,814 residents in 23 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- −20%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Dudley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Kingswinford.
Crime over 5 years
Down 20% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Kingswinford, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Dudley average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 55% of the harm here
- Burglary: 24% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 6.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Dudley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Dudley council area, not only Kingswinford. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,395 | 4.2 | Up 2% |
| Cars broken into | 547 | 1.6 | Down 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,495 | 4.5 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 910 | 2.7 | Down 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DY6
In DY6, the postcode district at the centre of Kingswinford, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 503 | 6% | 5% | 73% | 13% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 214 | 15% | 0% | 29% | 55% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 163 | 6% | 1% | 11% | 82% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 124 | 3% | 4% | 32% | 56% | 5% |
| Other theft | 96 | 2% | 4% | 31% | 61% | 1% |
| Burglary | 87 | 7% | 1% | 13% | 79% | 0% |
| Public order | 66 | 12% | 6% | 52% | 30% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Dudley, 2023 to 2025: 407 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 90 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 14 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 22% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 4.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 17.6 |
| Drugs | 0.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 4.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.4 |
| Public order | 3.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 |
Postcode districts in Kingswinford
Nearby towns
Council: Dudley
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Questions about crime in Kingswinford
- Is Kingswinford a safe place to live?
- Kingswinford scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Dudley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Kingswinford?
- Down 20% over 5 years, from 1,227 recorded crimes a year to 987.
- What is the most common crime in Kingswinford?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Kingswinford compare with Dudley?
- Crime severity in Kingswinford is 0.6 times the Dudley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Kingswinford?
- In DY6, the postcode district at the centre of Kingswinford, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 41% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Kingswinford?
- Of 87 burglaries reported in DY6, the postcode district at the centre of Kingswinford between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 79% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Kingswinford?
- In Dudley, the council area Kingswinford is in, the police recorded 1,395 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.2 per 1,000 residents, up 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Kingswinford?
- 1,495 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Dudley, the council area Kingswinford is in, 4.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Kingswinford last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Dudley, the council area Kingswinford is in, against 2 the year before.