Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lilac Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 228th 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 Lilac Way (B62 9BH) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Halesowen North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lilac Way (B62 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Halesowen North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillbrow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbrow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbury Close | Under investigation |
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