Total Crime Rate

97.7 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Hamstead Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 348th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5BE) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Conway Grove. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venning Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Templemore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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