Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cascade Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Cascade Way (DY2 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cascade Way (DY2 8RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cascade Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grazebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Minories Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Minories
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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