Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (B62 9RR) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (B62 9RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willowsbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhills Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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