Crime Rates at Gladys Road, Smethwick, B67 5AW

Gladys Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 41st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladys Road (B67 5AW) in the last 12 months was 302.3 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% higher than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Road (B67 5AW), 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.