Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorsty Hill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Halesowen North , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsty Hill Road (B65 0HD) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsty Hill Road (B65 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsty Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksheds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksheds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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