Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dundas Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dundas Avenue (DY2 7TJ) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dundas Avenue (DY2 7TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlefield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St. James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornflower Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tansley Hill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakham Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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