Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 6DP
How much crime is recorded in B67 6DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,340 (2024)
B67 6DPSmethwick
How safe is B67 6DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 6DP 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
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6DPNational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Burglary4.79.1
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.52.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.