Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 9LA
How much crime is recorded in B62 9LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
B62 9LAHalesowen
How safe is B62 9LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 9LA 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 9LANational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft5.34.5
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.42.4
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.