Crime Rates at Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath, B64 6NP

Halesowen Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 32nd 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 Halesowen Road (B64 6NP) in the last 12 months was 350.3 per 1,000 residents and was 199.4% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 200.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halesowen Road (B64 6NP), 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 (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.