Total Crime Rate
403.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hollies Drive area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Hollies Drive (B62 8NX) in the last 12 months was 403.7 per 1,000 residents and was 712.0% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollies Drive (B62 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Radcliffe Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Halesowen North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Radcliffe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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