Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 2EA
How much crime is recorded in B66 2EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlemore
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
B66 2EASmethwick
How safe is B66 2EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 2EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 2EANational
Violence and sexual offences45.723.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Public order5.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.