Total Crime Rate

60.5 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstead Road (B43 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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 2025Other theft Blenheim Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venning Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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