Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 2QL
How much crime is recorded in B66 2QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
B66 2QLSmethwick
How safe is B66 2QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 174.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 2QL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
174.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
298
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 2QLNational
Violence and sexual offences143.823.6
Public order46.54.6
Burglary32.99.1
Other theft22.74.5
Criminal damage and arson17.24.7
Vehicle crime15.33.5
Drugs13.42.4
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Possession of weapons7.20.9
Robbery3.41.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Other crime2.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 154% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.