Total Crime Rate

868.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 868.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.8 10/10
  • Other theft 144.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Birmingham New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 4SR) in the last 12 months was 868.2 per 1,000 residents and was 541.6% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 258.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (DY1 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arras Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castlegate Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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