Total Crime Rate

380.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 380.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Marks Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 29th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Marks Road (DY4 0SL) in the last 12 months was 380.6 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 238.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0SL), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmere Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wythwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henderson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henderson Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Henderson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmere Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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