Crime Rates at Valley Road, Cradley Heath, B64 7LU

Valley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 466th lowest crime rate of 951 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 7LU) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (B64 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Wallace Rise. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.