Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 343rd 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 Grove Court (B42 1NT) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Court (B42 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstead. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobhouse Close —
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Data Sources

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