Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 10th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 64th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0TP) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0TP), 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 (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order B4163 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B4163 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Bright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Bright Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cramnore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Swancroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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