Smethwick East
Middle areaSouth east Sandwell. 7,988 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Smethwick East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Smethwick East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick East at a rate of 182.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 695 |
| Other crime | 318 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 115 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Drug offences | 80 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Smethwick East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Smethwick East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick East at a rate of 182.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Smethwick East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (695), other crime (318) and criminal damage and arson (115).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sandwell
These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Smethwick East alone. See Sandwell
Smethwick East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Smethwick East was £215,000 in 2025.
Smethwick East had 7,596 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Smethwick East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Smethwick East, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.