Smethwick North & West
Middle areaSouth east Sandwell. 15,002 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 98% of people in Smethwick North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Smethwick North & West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick North & West at a rate of 92.7 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 | 673 |
| Other crime | 250 |
| Drug offences | 117 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 70 |
| Shoplifting | 65 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Robbery | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 15 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Smethwick North & West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Smethwick North & West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick North & West at a rate of 92.7 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, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Smethwick North & West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (673), other crime (250) and drug offences (117).
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 North & West alone. See Sandwell
Smethwick North & West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Smethwick North & West was £170,000 in 2025.
Smethwick North & West had 14,169 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in Smethwick North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Smethwick North & West, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.