Crime Rates at New Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9JP

New Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

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 New Road (B45 9JP) in the last 12 months was 641.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1821.1% higher than the Marlbrook average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 184.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (B45 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Walk (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.