Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 5RT
How much crime is recorded in B67 5RT, 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
B67 5RTSmethwick
How safe is B67 5RT
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 5RT 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B67 5RTNational
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.