Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkes Street area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick , and the 39th 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 Parkes Street (B67 6BH) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Smethwick average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkes Street (B67 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosefield Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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