Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Forth Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Forth Way (B62 9PR) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forth Way (B62 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumont Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forth Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Conifer Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thatchers Barn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Feldon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fairfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiniths Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiniths Way

Data Sources

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