Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Marys Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 285th 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 Marys Road (WS10 9DL) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (WS10 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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