Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3EX
How much crime is recorded in B66 3EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,412 (2024)
B66 3EXSmethwick
How safe is B66 3EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 3EX 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
53.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Burglary14.39.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Drugs3.92.4
Public order3.74.6
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.