Crime Rate in Newton, ward

Newton has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 2991st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 308th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newton in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Sandwell district average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 348 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 32.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 444 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Amberley Green, with 89 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bowstoke Road (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.