Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 1HD
How much crime is recorded in B66 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,426 (2024)
B66 1HDSmethwick
How safe is B66 1HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 1HD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B66 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs5.02.4
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.