Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Kipling Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 364th 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 Kipling Avenue (WV14 9PX) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Avenue (WV14 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Hinchliffe Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hinchliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Ettingshall Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxen Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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