Total Crime Rate
208.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaksherd Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 74th 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 Oaksherd Mews (DY4 8BN) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 252.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 204.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaksherd Mews (DY4 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaksherd Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A4168 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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