Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 7DU
How much crime is recorded in B64 7DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cradley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
B64 7DUCradley Heath
How safe is B64 7DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 7DU 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 7DUNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.