Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 213.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 89th highest crime rate of 951 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 Newton Road (B43 6BN) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.8% higher than the Newton average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (B43 6BN), 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 Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4041 —
Apr 2026Public order A4041 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4041 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 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Jayshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jayshaw Avenue 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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