Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 8BU
How much crime is recorded in B62 8BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Quinton West
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,778 (2024)
B62 8BUHalesowen
How safe is B62 8BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 8BU 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8BUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary22.59.1
Shoplifting21.58.4
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery3.01.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.