Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 7PH
How much crime is recorded in B67 7PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,930 (2024)
B67 7PHSmethwick
How safe is B67 7PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 7PH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 7PHNational
Violence and sexual offences44.123.6
Burglary12.39.1
Drugs8.02.4
Robbery6.71.4
Public order6.14.6
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Theft from the person2.62.1
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.