Crime Rates at Gower Road, Halesowen, B62 9BT

Gower Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 176th 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 Gower Road (B62 9BT) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Halesowen South average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (B62 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spies Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.