Total Crime Rate

158.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cypress Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lupin Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime French Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roseland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geranium Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mytton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geranium Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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