Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Thatchers area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 The Thatchers (B62 9DB) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher than the Halesowen North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Thatchers (B62 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Nimmings Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Thatchers area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fairfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southwick Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiniths Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conifer Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwick Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fairfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thatchers Barn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4034 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiniths Way

Data Sources

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