Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 167th 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 Highfield Road (DY3 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DY3 1PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Fields (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Round Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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