Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3ER
How much crime is recorded in B66 3ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,082 (2024)
B66 3ERSmethwick
How safe is B66 3ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 81.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 3ER area, 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
81.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
161
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 3ERNational
Violence and sexual offences66.323.6
Shoplifting35.28.4
Burglary18.59.1
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft8.74.5
Drugs7.62.4
Public order7.54.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Theft from the person2.52.1
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.