Postcode · Halesowen
Crime in B62 9RW
How much crime is recorded in B62 9RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
B62 9RWHalesowen
How safe is B62 9RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B62 9RW area, below 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9RWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.04.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.