Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Road (DY2 7SB) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY2 7SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyhock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Red Lion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hopkins Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lupin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lupin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ludlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakthorpe Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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