Crime Rate in Halesowen South, ward

Halesowen South has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 3439th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 331st lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Halesowen South in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Halesowen South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Halesowen South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.