Crime Rates at St Marks Road, Dudley, DY2 7SB

St Marks Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 61.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakthorpe Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.