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Crime in B66 3

How much crime is recorded in B66 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,064 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B66 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B66 3, more than double 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
68.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B66 3National
Violence and sexual offences52.723.6
Burglary11.99.1
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft7.04.5
Drugs5.82.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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