Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 7LE
How much crime is recorded in B67 7LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
B67 7LESmethwick
How safe is B67 7LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 7LE 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
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7LENational
Violence and sexual offences38.223.6
Burglary7.29.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.