Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 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 151.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ettingshall South & Spring Vale , and the 118th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham New Road (WV14 9PR) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% higher than the Ettingshall South & Spring Vale average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (WV14 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pointon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nally Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Babors Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fozdar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pointon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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