Total Crime Rate
414.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halesowen Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 19th 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 Halesowen Road (B62 9BB) in the last 12 months was 414.4 per 1,000 residents and was 731.2% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halesowen Road (B62 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Radcliffe Drive. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Halesowen South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radcliffe Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alder Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radcliffe Drive | Under investigation |
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