Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Adshead Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Adshead Road (DY2 8ST) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adshead Road (DY2 8ST), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Gardens. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duncan Edwards Way Dudley Southern By-Pass Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Adshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boss Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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