Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Londonderry Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick , and the 238th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Londonderry Lane (B67 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Londonderry Lane (B67 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robert Lucas Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Londonderry Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Lucas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hales Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Damian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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