Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gower Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gower Road (B62 9BT) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Halesowen South average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% 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 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rosafield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockington Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosafield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagley Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spies Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Spies Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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