Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Poole Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Poole Crescent (WV14 8SR) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poole Crescent (WV14 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegates Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poole Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainbow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rounds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegates Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegates Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Pursehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rainbow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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