Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 6RT
How much crime is recorded in B67 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,938 (2024)
B67 6RTSmethwick
How safe is B67 6RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 6RT 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
51.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 6RTNational
Violence and sexual offences36.823.6
Shoplifting19.58.4
Burglary14.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Drugs3.72.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery1.91.4
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.