Crap Towns / Halesowen / Crime

How much crime is there in Halesowen?

The police recorded 57.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Halesowen from September 2023 to August 2026, 24% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 57.1, down from 57.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	57.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	58.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	57.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.3	34.1
Vehicle crime	6.3	3.8
Shoplifting	5.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.4	7.0
Burglary	4.2	3.1
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Public order	3.4	6.6
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackheath	3.3 km	150
Dudley	5.8 km	119
Brierley Hill	4.2 km	111
Oldbury	6.0 km	101
Cradley Heath	2.1 km	93.9
Smethwick	7.8 km	93.7
Stourbridge	5.0 km	72.7
Rowley Regis	4.5 km	66.2
Halesowen	–	57.6
Kingswinford	7.4 km	56.5
Hagley	6.6 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2