Crime Rates at Elm Tree Way, Cradley Heath, B64 6EN

Elm Tree Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 82nd 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 Elm Tree Way (B64 6EN) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 74.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Tree Way (B64 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.