Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Tree Crescent area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Tree Crescent (B62 9DA) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Tree Crescent (B62 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Grove, where police recorded 33 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.
View Crime In Halesowen South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosafield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosafield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alder Grove | Under investigation |
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