Total Crime Rate
168.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Henn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wythwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moat Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Swancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swancroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grace Road | Under investigation |
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