Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newells Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Newells Drive (DY4 0LD) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newells Drive (DY4 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eagle Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aston Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newells Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newells Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newells Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newells Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Toll End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newells Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toll End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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