Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Newdigate Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 832nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Newdigate Road (B75 7ER) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newdigate Road (B75 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Bracken Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newdigate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Mill Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duncumb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delancey Keep Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delancey Keep Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carhampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bracken Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bracken Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bracken Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bracken Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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