Crime Rates at The Uplands, Smethwick, B67 6DD

The Uplands area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick , and the 295th 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 The Uplands (B67 6DD) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (B67 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel View, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.