Total Crime Rate
82.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Foxes Ridge area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 427th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foxes Ridge (B64 7LB) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foxes Ridge (B64 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near The Terrace. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wycherley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coppice Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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