Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 8DR
How much crime is recorded in B62 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halesowen East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,232 (2024)
B62 8DRHalesowen
How safe is B62 8DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 8DR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8DRNational
Burglary24.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.81.4
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.