Total Crime Rate
148.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cypress Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 128th 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 Cypress Road (DY2 7NS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the St. James's average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cypress Road (DY2 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cypress Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Park Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St. James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lupin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iris Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Birmingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mytton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mytton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mytton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mytton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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