Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Olive Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 418th lowest 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 Olive Lane (B62 8LS) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Halesowen North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Lane (B62 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cocksheds Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malt Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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