Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Branfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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