Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 2HF
How much crime is recorded in B66 2HF, 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)
B66 2HFSmethwick
How safe is B66 2HF
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 2HF 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B66 2HFNational
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.