Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marys Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 160th 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 Marys Road (WS10 9DL) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (WS10 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellcroft Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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