Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 9HL
How much crime is recorded in B62 9HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,644 (2024)
B62 9HLHalesowen
How safe is B62 9HL
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 9HL 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
41
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 9HLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.