Total Crime Rate

310.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 310.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Walsall Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 40th 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 Walsall Road (B42 1TF) in the last 12 months was 310.0 per 1,000 residents and was 323.2% higher than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Walk, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jayshaw Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Allendale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Readers Walk —
Sep 2025Public order A4041 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jayshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shenstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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