Cradley East
Middle areaSouth Dudley. 10,457 people in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Cradley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cradley East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cradley East at a rate of 59.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 319 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cradley East compares
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Is Cradley East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cradley East at a rate of 59.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cradley East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (319), other crime (103) and criminal damage and arson (61).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dudley
These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Cradley East alone. See Dudley
Cradley East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cradley East was £220,000 in 2025.
Cradley East had 10,213 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Cradley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cradley East, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.