Total Crime Rate

253.5 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 253.5 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

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 9QE) in the last 12 months was 253.5 per 1,000 residents and was 186.5% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (WV14 9QE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 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 Birmingham New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harvington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denise Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunnel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evergreen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jevon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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