Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Flaxen Field area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Flaxen Field (WV14 9RB) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxen Field (WV14 9RB), 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 Flaxen Field area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Ettingshall Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nally Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maslin Drive 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flaxen Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maslin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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