Crime Rates at Welbeck Close, Halesowen, B62 8PX

Welbeck Close 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 Welbeck Close (B62 8PX) 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 Welbeck Close (B62 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Grove, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radcliffe Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.