Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goodrest Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goodrest Avenue (B62 0HP) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Halesowen South average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
In the area around Goodrest Avenue (B62 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spies Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Village Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Halesowen South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombardy Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hagley Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Village Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Seven Acres Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spies Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockington Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spies Lane | Under investigation |
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