Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 2BL
How much crime is recorded in B62 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
B62 2BLHalesowen
How safe is B62 2BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 2BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B62 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Burglary13.19.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.01.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.