Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jayshaw Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jayshaw Avenue (B43 5SA) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Newton average (76.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jayshaw Avenue (B43 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwick Court, where police recorded 12 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.

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Crime Over Time in Jayshaw Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Calverton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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