Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ettingshall North , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham New Road (WV4 6LR) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Ettingshall North average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (WV4 6LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bayliss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birmingham New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birmingham New Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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