Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newmarket Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 949th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Way (B36 8SY) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Way (B36 8SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnhurst Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pan Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Asholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Asholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Relko Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Relko Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pan Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pan Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynoldstown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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