Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chadwick Court area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Chadwick Court (B43 5RF) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chadwick Court (B43 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spouthouse Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleton Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Calverton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorse Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allen Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Close | Under investigation |
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