Dudley North vs Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett

Dudley North has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,996 crimes in the last 12 months. Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 2,510 crimes. Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dudley North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett shows -7.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dudley North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,617 incidents). In Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett, it is Violent Crime (984 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dudley North recorded 302 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett recorded 144. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dudley North totalled 1,617 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 984 in Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dudley North recorded 3,991 crimes (now 3,996, a change of +0.1%). Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett recorded 2,712 crimes previously (now 2,510, -7.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dudley North has a resolution rate of 29% and Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett has 23.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dudley North falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dudley North and Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.