Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 8LU
How much crime is recorded in B62 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
B62 8LUHalesowen
How safe is B62 8LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 8LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.