Crap Towns / Smethwick / Crime

How much crime is there in Smethwick?

The police recorded 93.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Smethwick from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 96.8, up from 92.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	92.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	91.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	96.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.6	34.1
Vehicle crime	8.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	7.5	7.0
Public order	6.0	6.6
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Burglary	4.0	3.1
Drugs	4.0	2.4
Shoplifting	3.8	7.1
Possession of weapons	2.3	0.8
Robbery	2.2	0.6
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackheath	4.9 km	150
Wednesbury	7.7 km	129
Birmingham	7.6 km	127
Dudley	8.3 km	119
West Bromwich	4.4 km	110
Oldbury	3.0 km	101
Cradley Heath	6.7 km	93.9
Smethwick	–	93.7
Tipton	7.6 km	93.5
Rowley Regis	5.0 km	66.2
Halesowen	7.8 km	57.6
The typical town	–	76.2