Crime Rates at Lime Gardens, Halesowen, B63 2DQ

Lime Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 215th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Gardens (B63 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Gardens (B63 2DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walmley Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Innage (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.