Total Crime Rate

294.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 294.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddington Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 951 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 Waddington Avenue (B43 5JD) in the last 12 months was 294.8 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Avenue (B43 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Walk, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jayshaw Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waddington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4041 —
Apr 2026Public order A4041 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4041 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jayshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jayshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandringham Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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