Total Crime Rate

326.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 326.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Forge Trading Estate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 37th 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 Lodge Forge Trading Estate (B64 7RW) in the last 12 months was 326.1 per 1,000 residents and was 234.3% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Forge Trading Estate (B64 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Woods Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Forge Trading Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Macarthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Macarthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlehill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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