Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 35.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birch Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Road (DY3 1LP) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Coseley average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (DY3 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Falcon Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wathan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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