Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Newhall Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 171st 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 Newhall Road (B65 9HA) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhall Road (B65 9HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reservoir Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newhall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bell Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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