Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Marks Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0ST) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Powis Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welch Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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