Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bowstoke Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 143rd 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 Bowstoke Road (B43 5EB) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowstoke Road (B43 5EB), 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 Bowstoke Road area

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

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