Total Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Corngreaves Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 199th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corngreaves Road (B64 6BL) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corngreaves Road (B64 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Walk (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Crime Over Time in Corngreaves Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Lukes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spinners End Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Spinners End Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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