Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Walsall Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Old Walsall Road (B42 1HX) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 933.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Walsall Road (B42 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandringham Court, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jayshaw Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jayshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bardfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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