Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 7AB
How much crime is recorded in B64 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cradley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,391 (2024)
B64 7ABCradley Heath
How safe is B64 7AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 7AB area, well above 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences41.023.6
Burglary13.49.1
Shoplifting12.18.4
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Possession of weapons3.90.9
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.