Total Crime Rate

416.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 416.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Other theft 35.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James'S Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (DY1 1JG) in the last 12 months was 416.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.1% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 234.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (DY1 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gads Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gads Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Court Passage Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ednam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ednam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ednam Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gads Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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