Total Crime Rate
122.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Codsall Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 222nd 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 Codsall Road (B64 7ED) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Codsall Road (B64 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Walk. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cradley Heath and Old Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Surfeit Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Surfeit Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corngreaves Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Walk | Under investigation |
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