Total Crime Rate

56.0 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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Coniston Crescent area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 328th 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 Coniston Crescent (B43 5NU) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Crescent (B43 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Langdale Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coniston Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spouthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobhouse Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Throstles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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