Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earl Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earl Street (WV14 8JT) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (WV14 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pemberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spencer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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