Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bean Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Bean Road (DY2 8TH) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bean Road (DY2 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brereton Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Gardens (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 | Park Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moncrieffe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moncrieffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moncrieffe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Park Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leyland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Terry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brereton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brereton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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