Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 1BL
How much crime is recorded in B66 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is B66 1BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 1BL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B66 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary12.19.1
Shoplifting9.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.