Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 1QR
How much crime is recorded in B66 1QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,152 (2024)
B66 1QRSmethwick
How safe is B66 1QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 1QR area, above 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 1QRNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary20.09.1
Drugs9.42.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.61.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.