Smith's Wood, Solihull: Safety
Safety
Crime in Smith's Wood has dropped noticeably over the past two years. In 2025, the neighbourhood recorded fewer crimes per 1,000 residents than the UK average — a real improvement.
In 2024, Smith's Wood had 92.1 crimes per 1,000 residents, just above the UK average of 91.6. By 2025, that had fallen to 88.3, while the UK average dipped slightly to 88.6. Smith's Wood now sits just below the national figure, which marks a meaningful shift in the right direction.
Compared to nearby areas, Smith's Wood is relatively calm. Both Shard End and Chelmsley Wood recorded significantly higher crime rates in 2025.
Anti-social behaviour has also dropped sharply, from 81 incidents in 2024 to 54 in 2025. That suggests day-to-day life in the neighbourhood has become noticeably more settled.
Source: police-recorded crime for Smith's Wood ward (West Midlands Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Smith's Wood ward: West Midlands Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Smith's Wood ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
94
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Chelmsley Wood
164.7
Lower than
Kingshurst and Fordbridge
119.6
Similar to
Castle Bromwich
89.9
Higher than
Coleshill North
64.6
Higher than
Water Orton
47.7
Lower than
Shard End
122.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Smith's Wood ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences48%40%
- Criminal damage and arson13%7%
- Vehicle crime11%7%
- Public order6%6%
- Anti-social behaviour5%11%
- Burglary4%4%
- Other theft3%6%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons2%2%
- Shoplifting2%9%
- Robbery1%2%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
