Crime Rates at Lightwoods Road, Smethwick, B67 5BE

Lightwoods Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 17th 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 Lightwoods Road (B67 5BE) in the last 12 months was 576.0 per 1,000 residents and was 404.8% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 336.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwoods Road (B67 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.