Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Spies Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 351st highest 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 Spies Lane (B62 9BN) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Halesowen South average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spies Lane (B62 9BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spies Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Village Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spies Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4043 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hagley Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockington Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spies Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgacre Road West —
Sep 2025Drugs Ridgacre Road West Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Ridgacre Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosafield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Apsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgacre Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgacre Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosafield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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