Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Billau Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 153rd 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 Billau Road (WV14 8UZ) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Billau Road (WV14 8UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rainbow Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coseley

Crime Over Time in Billau Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegates Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegates Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rounds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skidmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B4163 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fieldview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paul Pursehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainbow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rainbow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4163 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑