Crime Rates at Lower High Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5AA

Lower High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 37th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower High Street (B64 5AA) in the last 12 months was 326.1 per 1,000 residents and was 234.3% higher than the Cradley Heath and Old Hill average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (B64 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woods Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.