Postcode district · Halesowen
Crime in B62
How much crime is recorded in B62, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 34,908 (2024)
B62Postcode district · Halesowen
How safe is B62
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B62, 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
B62National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.