Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bean Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 418th highest 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 Bean Road (DY2 8TH) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bean Road (DY2 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Firs Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brereton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brereton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shedden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shedden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rollason 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 Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dando Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackacre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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