Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newlands Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 855th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Road (B30 2RG) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Road (B30 2RG), the main crime hotspot is near Church Drive. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pit Leasow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pit Leasow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ripple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bewdley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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