Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Row (DY2 8SG) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Row (DY2 8SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rollason Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglass Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Minories
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Minories
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Minories Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shedden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shedden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dando Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Minories Under investigation

Data Sources

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