Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 4BD
How much crime is recorded in B66 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood & Warley Woods
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B66 4BDSmethwick
How safe is B66 4BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 4BD 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
80.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
205
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 4BDNational
Shoplifting53.78.4
Violence and sexual offences50.923.6
Burglary29.59.1
Public order21.84.6
Other theft19.44.5
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Robbery7.51.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Possession of weapons5.60.9
Other crime3.41.5
Theft from the person3.02.1
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.