Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 2HZ
How much crime is recorded in B66 2HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,092 (2024)
B66 2HZSmethwick
How safe is B66 2HZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 2HZ 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2HZNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.22.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.