Total Crime Rate

217.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 217.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Townsend Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 62nd 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 Townsend Avenue (DY3 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 142.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Avenue (DY3 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitesmiths Close (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ettymore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fairhills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ettymore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrekin View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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