Crime Rate in St. James's, ward

St. James's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 527th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. James's in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% higher than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. James's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,446 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St. James's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 185 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.