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

St James'S Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (DY1 3JL) in the last 12 months was 293.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (DY1 3JL), 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.