Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Narrow Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Narrow Lane (B62 9ND) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Halesowen North average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Narrow Lane (B62 9ND), 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 North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alder Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosafield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosafield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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