Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Close (DY3 1QH) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Close (DY3 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenway Gardens, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greenway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dormston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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