Total Crime Rate

568.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.5 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 568.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.4 10/10
  • Other theft 123.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 114.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birmingham New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

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 Birmingham New Road (DY1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 568.8 per 1,000 residents and was 334.1% higher than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 183.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (DY1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coppice Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geneva Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrewsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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