Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 5RN
How much crime is recorded in B67 5RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood & Warley Woods
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,909 (2024)
B67 5RNSmethwick
How safe is B67 5RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 5RN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B67 5RNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Burglary15.59.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order2.84.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.11.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.