Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 1RJ
How much crime is recorded in B66 1RJ, 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)
How safe is B66 1RJ
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 1RJ 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B66 1RJNational
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.