Crime Rates at South Dene, Smethwick, B67 7DB

South Dene area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 951 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 South Dene (B67 7DB) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Dene (B67 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Hill Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.