Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3LN
How much crime is recorded in B66 3LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
B66 3LNSmethwick
How safe is B66 3LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 3LN 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
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 3LNNational
Violence and sexual offences38.223.6
Vehicle crime13.23.5
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.