Crime Rates at Brookside, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5DB

Brookside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 297th highest crime rate of 951 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 Brookside (B43 5DB) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Newton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (B43 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near West Willows. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.