Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, Smethwick, B67 7QH

Devonshire Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 951 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 Devonshire Road (B67 7QH) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (B67 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brisbane Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.