Total Crime Rate
148.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haig 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 Haig Road (DY2 7QP) 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 Haig Road (DY2 7QP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St. James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhock Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Public order | Lupin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Road | 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 | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corporation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corporation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mytton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arras Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Birmingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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