Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerfields Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 198th 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 Summerfields Avenue (B62 9NS) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfields Avenue (B62 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Halesowen North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willowsbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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