St. Thomas's, Dudley: Safety
Safety
Crime in St. Thomas's is higher than the UK and West Midlands averages, though it's similar to several neighbouring areas. The good news is it's been falling noticeably over the past 2 years.
In 2024 and 2025, the neighbourhood saw around 134 to 135 crimes per month. So far in 2026, that's dropped to 99 per month. Anti-social behaviour has fallen sharply, and vehicle crime is down too. St. James's, the neighbouring area, consistently records significantly higher crime totals, which means St. Thomas's sits in a more moderate position locally.
Violent crime is still the largest category here, as it is across most comparable neighbourhoods in the region. But the trend is moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for St. Thomas's ward (West Midlands Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
Insights powered by
Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St. Thomas's ward: West Midlands Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St. Thomas's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
103.9
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Rowley
76.3
Higher than
Tividale
63.1
Lower than
Oldbury
122.7
Similar to
Netherton & Holly Hall
103.4
Lower than
St. James's
177.9
Similar to
Castle & Priory
110.4
Protect what matters most
Our building and contents insurance is designed to give you peace of mind.
Get a quote
Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St. Thomas's ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences48%40%
- Criminal damage and arson10%7%
- Vehicle crime7%7%
- Anti-social behaviour6%11%
- Public order6%6%
- Shoplifting5%9%
- Other theft5%6%
- Burglary4%4%
- Drugs4%3%
- Possession of weapons2%2%
- Other crime2%2%
- Robbery1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
