Newtown is an inner city

Inner city

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 area of Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England

England

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, to the north of the city centre. It is located in the Aston

Aston

Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham city centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood.-History:...

 council ward, in the council constituency of Ladywood

Ladywood

Ladywood is an inner-city area in Birmingham, England. It is a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Ladywood ward and the wards of Aston, Nechells and Soho. In June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a city-wide "Ward Boundary...

. The housing in the area is made up of a number of tower blocks, maisonettes and terraced houses.

Newtown is centred around the busy A34 road, locally named New Town Row, which runs northwards from Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 City Centre. To the north west is Lozells

Lozells

Lozells is a loosely-defined inner-city area in the West of Birmingham, England. It is centred on Lozells Road, and is known for its multi-racial population. It is part of the ward of Lozells and East Handsworth and lies between the districts of Handsworth and Aston.Lozells has a high population...

, to the north east is Aston, and to the south lies the city centre beyond the A4400

A4400 road

The A4400 was a main road in Birmingham, United Kingdom which previously formed a ring around the city centre. Junctions on the road were largely grade separated, with pedestrians kept physically separate from vehicular traffic and most junctions allowing vehicles staying on the road to pass over...

 St Chad's Queensway

Queensway (Birmingham)

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, part of the Birmingham ring road.

Newtown has one of the highest crime rates in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 and is one of the six areas in the West Midlands conurbation

West Midlands conurbation

The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge, Halesowen in the English West Midlands....

 to be in the top ten worst gun crime affected areas in the UK. It has had a number of high-profile shootings and many gangs operate in the area, including the notorious Johnson Crew. There are many notable places not far from the area, including Aston University

Aston University

Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 Campus, the Jewellery Quarter

Jewellery Quarter

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 and Villa Park

Villa Park

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Points of interest

• Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
  , a defunct theatre
• The Bartons Arms, an historic pub
• The Drum, an arts centre
• The Elbow Room
  The Elbow Room
  The Elbow Room is a traditional nightclub in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. It played a significant part in the formation of the rock band, Traffic, in the late 1960s.-External links:*...
  
  , a nightclub