Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 5DF
How much crime is recorded in B64 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,430 (2024)
B64 5DFCradley Heath
How safe is B64 5DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 5DF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
B64 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.