Total Crime Rate
350.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sedgley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 29th 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 Sedgley Road (DY1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 350.2 per 1,000 residents and was 295.7% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sedgley Road (DY1 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flavell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sedgley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosewood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaksherd Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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