Crime Rates at St James's Road, Dudley, DY1 3JF

St James'S Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 471st 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 St James'S Road (DY1 3JF) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (DY1 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gads Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.