Total Crime Rate

315.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 37th 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 Central Avenue (B64 7BY) in the last 12 months was 315.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% higher than the Cradley Heath and Old Hill average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 169.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (B64 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Woodfield Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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