Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edward Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Edward Road (B67 6EP) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cemetery Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rosefield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Rosefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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