Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B67 9HD
How much crime is recorded in B67 9HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,231 (2024)
B67 9HDSmethwick
How safe is B67 9HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B67 9HD area, more than double 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
73.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 9HDNational
Violence and sexual offences53.023.6
Burglary13.99.1
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Drugs8.32.4
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.94.5
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Robbery3.61.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.