Pleck vs Smith's Wood

Pleck has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,996 crimes in the last 12 months. Smith's Wood has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,800 crimes. Pleck scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pleck shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Smith's Wood shows -3.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pleck, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (917 incidents). In Smith's Wood, it is Violent Crime (1,573 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pleck recorded 112 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Smith's Wood recorded 160. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pleck totalled 917 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,573 in Smith's Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pleck recorded 2,286 crimes (now 1,996, a change of -12.7%). Smith's Wood recorded 3,955 crimes previously (now 3,800, -3.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Pleck has a resolution rate of 26.3% and Smith's Wood has 29.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Pleck falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Smith's Wood is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Pleck and Smith's Wood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.