Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Douglas Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 169th 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 Douglas Road (WV14 8HP) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (WV14 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Philip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagstaff Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fountain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Dimmocks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eachus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eachus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eachus Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dimmocks Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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