Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 5LU
How much crime is recorded in B64 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
B64 5LUCradley Heath
How safe is B64 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 5LU 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
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary11.99.1
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.