Crime Rates at Cheshire Road, Smethwick, B67 6DL

Cheshire Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheshire Road (B67 6DL) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Road (B67 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arden Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.