Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cockshed Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cockshed Lane (B62 8LL) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 222.2% higher than the Halesowen North average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockshed Lane (B62 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Cocksheds Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cockshed Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Ashley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksheds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malt Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olive Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksheds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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