Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Miles Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 222nd lowest 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 Miles Grove (DY2 7TT) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miles Grove (DY2 7TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornflower Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornflower Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larkspur Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Larkspur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Larkspur Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stokesay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gibbet Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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