Total Crime Rate

34.4 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 34.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spies Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Halesowen South , and the 331st 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 Spies Lane (B62 9SW) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Halesowen South average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spies Lane (B62 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spies Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spies Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spies Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockington Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosafield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosafield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hagley Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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