Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newcomen Drive area has the 45th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 277th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newcomen Drive (DY4 8XX) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcomen Drive (DY4 8XX), the main crime hotspot is near Latham Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newcomen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hopkins Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Tree —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Tree Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mission Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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