Total Crime Rate

318.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wren Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Wren Street (DY1 4LP) in the last 12 months was 318.6 per 1,000 residents and was 254.9% higher than the Coseley average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wren Street (DY1 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patricia Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wren Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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