Smith's Wood South
Middle areaNorth Solihull. 6,783 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Smith's Wood South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Smith's Wood South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smith's Wood South at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 324 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 92 |
| Other crime | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Smith's Wood South compares
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Is Smith's Wood South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smith's Wood South at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Smith's Wood South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (324), criminal damage and arson (92) and other crime (84).
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 Solihull
These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Solihull and not Smith's Wood South alone. See Solihull
Smith's Wood South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Smith's Wood South was £226,500 in 2025.
Smith's Wood South had 6,746 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Smith's Wood South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Smith's Wood South, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.