Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3AS
How much crime is recorded in B66 3AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,327 (2024)
B66 3ASSmethwick
How safe is B66 3AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 3AS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 3ASNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Burglary11.69.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Drugs6.02.4
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.24.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.