Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

The Castings area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Castings (WV14 8SY) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 4 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Castings (WV14 8SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rainbow Street, where police recorded 13 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 The Castings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegates Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anvil Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Anvil Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfield Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winnall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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