Total Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 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 130.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Paul Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paul Street (WV14 9AG) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paul Street (WV14 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Maslin Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paul Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Branfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Ettingshall Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rifle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caddick Street
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxen Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A463 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A463 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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