Newtown ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 65% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (41.4 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 35.7% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (10.8 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 4.8% here, compared with 13.1% across Birmingham (8.4 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Newtown ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,426 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,372 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Newtown ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 202 mapped crimes in September 2024; 181 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Newtown
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
202
18
October 2024
198
24
November 2024
207
17
December 2024
193
18
January 2025
189
13
February 2025
189
17
March 2025
158
22
April 2025
212
15
May 2025
227
29
June 2025
219
13
July 2025
212
16
August 2025
166
22
September 2025
188
9
October 2025
171
16
November 2025
209
6
December 2025
208
7
January 2026
200
6
February 2026
182
7
March 2026
231
13
April 2026
208
9
May 2026
226
13
June 2026
228
6
July 2026
194
17
August 2026
181
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Newtown
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,224
vehicle crime
245
other theft
173
criminal damage arson
166
public order
150
drugs
123
burglary
95
possession of weapons
60
robbery
60
other crime
48
shoplifting
43
theft from the person
32
bicycle theft
7
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
