Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birmingham New Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 304th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

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 Birmingham New Road (WV4 6RX) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Blakenhall average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham New Road (WV4 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevan Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawnswood Avenue (14 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A4123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rothesay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hateley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barnard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4123 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kenilworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moreton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lawnswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larcombe Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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