Smethwick South
Middle areaSouth east Sandwell. 11,060 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Smethwick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Smethwick South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick South at a rate of 90.9 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 | 503 |
| Other crime | 145 |
| Vehicle crime | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Drug offences | 40 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Smethwick South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Smethwick South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smethwick South at a rate of 90.9 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, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Smethwick South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (503), other crime (145) and vehicle crime (87).
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 South alone. See Sandwell
Smethwick South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Smethwick South was £185,000 in 2025.
Smethwick South had 10,338 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Smethwick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Smethwick South, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.