Crime Rates at Lodge Road, Smethwick, B67 7LU

Lodge Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 386th highest crime rate of 951 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 Lodge Road (B67 7LU) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Oldbury average (114.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (B67 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4169, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.