Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • 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

Hobhouse Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 267th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobhouse Close (B42 1HB) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobhouse Close (B42 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Langdale Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobhouse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobhouse Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spouthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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