Crime Rate in Smethwick, ward

Smethwick has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 3498th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 343rd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Smethwick in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Sandwell district average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Smethwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 567 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 78.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 674 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Smethwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.