Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 6RX
How much crime is recorded in B64 6RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
B64 6RXCradley Heath
How safe is B64 6RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 6RX 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
51.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 6RXNational
Violence and sexual offences38.423.6
Burglary14.69.1
Public order9.24.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.91.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.