Total Crime Rate

41.8 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 41.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • 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

Ridgefield Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Ridgefield Road (B62 8NE) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgefield Road (B62 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Cocksheds Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malt Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coombs Farm Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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