Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Spies Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 488th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spies Lane (B62 0BL) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Halesowen South average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spies Lane (B62 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spies Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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