Postcode · Cradley Heath
Crime in B64 7QE
How much crime is recorded in B64 7QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
B64 7QECradley Heath
How safe is B64 7QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B64 7QE 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
48.7
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 7QENational
Violence and sexual offences37.523.6
Burglary20.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.41.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Robbery1.11.4
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.