Total Crime Rate
131.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corngreaves 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Lukes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spinners End Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prince Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spinners End Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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