Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marks Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Road (DY2 7SD) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marks Road (DY2 7SD), 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.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Regent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakthorpe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birmingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunns Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Birmingham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Birmingham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Birmingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
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