Total Crime Rate

917.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 917.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 311.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.1 10/10
  • Burglary 35.3 10/10
  • Robbery 35.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (B64 5HH) in the last 12 months was 917.7 per 1,000 residents and was 828.7% higher than the Cradley Heath and Old Hill average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 335.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (B64 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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