Crime Rate in Newtown, ward

Newtown has the 35th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1780th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 155th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newtown in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 793 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 16 cases , up 23.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 977 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.