Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newton Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 323rd 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 Newton Gardens (B43 5DX) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Gardens (B43 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Bowstoke Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bowstoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bishop Asbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowstoke Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bowstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Asbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Asbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Unique Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A4041 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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