Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Valley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 364th lowest 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 Valley Road (B64 7LR) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (B64 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dingle Avenue (10 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 Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timbertree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Codsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Codsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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