Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 6EF
How much crime is recorded in B64 6EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,265 (2024)
B64 6EFCradley Heath
How safe is B64 6EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 6EF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 6EFNational
Violence and sexual offences58.423.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.