Total Crime Rate

227.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Halesowen Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 79th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Halesowen Road (B64 5LP) in the last 12 months was 227.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halesowen Road (B64 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halesowen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidaway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mildred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Court Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Mews Local resolution
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Data Sources

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