Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

New Birmingham Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Birmingham Road (B69 2JT) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Rowley average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Birmingham Road (B69 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Road West. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dudley Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huskison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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