Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Crown Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 459th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Gardens (B64 7JA) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Gardens (B64 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Haden Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayseech (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Crime Over Time in Crown Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Heights Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Hayseech Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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