Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 60th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 954 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 0XD) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (DY4 0XD), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welch Close —
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Data Sources

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