Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 4BL
How much crime is recorded in B66 4BL, 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)
B66 4BLSmethwick
How safe is B66 4BL
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 4BL 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B66 4BLNational
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.