Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kipling Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kipling Avenue (WV14 9PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hinchliffe Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ettingshall Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harvington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxen Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flaxen Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hessian Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ettingshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ettingshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mitchell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Road | Under investigation |
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