Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 15th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 128th highest 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 0SZ) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmere Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 44 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 2025Burglary Swancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Henn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Henn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wythwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wythwood Grove
Sep 2025Other crime Moat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Swancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swancroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grace Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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