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

French 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 French Road (DY2 7QL) 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 French Road (DY2 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in French Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lambert Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mytton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime French Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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