Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 6DQ
How much crime is recorded in B64 6DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cradley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
B64 6DQCradley Heath
How safe is B64 6DQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 6DQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 6DQNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.