Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Appleton Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 135th 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 Appleton Avenue (B43 5QD) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 124.0% higher than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 271.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Avenue (B43 5QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amberley Green, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterside (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bankside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Throstles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shenstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Templemore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spouthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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