Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Skidmore Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 354th 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 Skidmore Road (WV14 8SE) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skidmore Road (WV14 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billau Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skidmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pirrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flavell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higgins Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfield Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegates Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flavell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Flavell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Winnall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flavell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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