Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 43.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastwood Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 238th 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 Eastwood Road (B43 5RT) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastwood Road (B43 5RT), 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 Eastwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jayshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedarwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jayshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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