Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 6RB
How much crime is recorded in B67 6RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
B67 6RBSmethwick
How safe is B67 6RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 6RB area, 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
42.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 6RBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Drugs3.72.4
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Burglary2.29.1
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.