Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3NA
How much crime is recorded in B66 3NA, 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
B66 3NASmethwick
How safe is B66 3NA
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 3NA 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B66 3NANational
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.