Crime Rates at Rawlings Road, Smethwick, B67 5AA

Rawlings Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rawlings Road (B67 5AA) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawlings Road (B67 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlings Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.