Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arden Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick , and the 364th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arden Road (B67 6AA) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Smethwick average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Road (B67 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslyn Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lynton Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Bird Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rosefield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Rosefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Roslyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norma Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norma Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norma Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queens Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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