Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ambury Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambury Way (B43 5JH) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambury Way (B43 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbreck Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambury Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Beeches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tame Valley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lechlade Road Under investigation
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 Wakelam Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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