Crime Rates at Gladys Road, Smethwick, B67 5AW

Gladys Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 954 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 321.5 per 1,000 residents and was 181.8% higher than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 650.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% 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 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ethel Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.