Crime Rates at Dorothy Adams Close, Cradley Heath, B64 6EF

Dorothy Adams Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 94th highest crime rate of 951 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 Dorothy Adams Close (B64 6EF) in the last 12 months was 207.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Adams Close (B64 6EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peartree Lane, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.