Crime Rates at Hugh Road, Smethwick, B67 7JT

Hugh Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Hugh Road (B67 7JT) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hugh Road (B67 7JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brisbane Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.