Crime Rates at Ash Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5PW

Ash Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 73rd 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 Ash Street (B64 5PW) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Street (B64 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.