Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newbold Croft area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 1447th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Newbold Croft (B7 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Nechells average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbold Croft (B7 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Little Hall Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbold Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4132
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howford Grove
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wardlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lingard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newbold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Hall Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4132 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4132 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4132 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rupert Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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