Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (B63 4HL) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (B63 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxhollies Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lutley Mill Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hayley Green & Cradley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Longcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lutley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lutley Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millfield View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield View | Under investigation |
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