Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 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 129.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Marys Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Coseley average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Close (DY3 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A463 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gorge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A463 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Branfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abney Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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