Postcode district · Halesowen
Crime in B63
How much crime is recorded in B63, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 43,877 (2024)
B63Postcode district · Halesowen
How safe is B63
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B63, 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
B63National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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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.