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Halesowen Town

Middle area

South east Dudley. 9,654 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Halesowen Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£261,000
Joint 2,961st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,617
1,498th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Halesowen Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halesowen Town at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences330
Shoplifting153
Other crime152
Criminal damage and arson88
Anti-social behaviour63
Vehicle crime44
Burglary29
Drug offences20
Robbery20
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Halesowen Town compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Halesowen TownMiddle
Median sale price43 middle areas, Dudley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from £163,500 to £388,500. The middle area is £240,000. Halesowen Town is £261,000.
£261,000joint 15th most expensive
Population43 middle areas, Dudley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 5,358 to 10,213. The middle area is 7,712. Halesowen Town is 9,617.
9,6173rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares43 middle areas, Dudley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Halesowen Town is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage43 middle areas, Dudley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 86.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Halesowen Town is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 19th highest

Is Halesowen Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halesowen Town at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Halesowen Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (330), shoplifting (153) and other crime (152).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dudley

These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Halesowen Town alone. See Dudley

Average house price
£232,196
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,486
83rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.2
103rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Halesowen Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Halesowen Town was £261,000 in 2025.

Halesowen Town had 9,617 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Halesowen Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Halesowen Town, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.