Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 3SH
How much crime is recorded in B66 3SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
B66 3SHSmethwick
How safe is B66 3SH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 3SH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 3SHNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Drugs5.32.4
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.