Total Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Marys Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 171st highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Close (DY3 1LD) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marys Close (DY3 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Street. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Branfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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