Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 4DH
How much crime is recorded in B66 4DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood & Warley Woods
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
B66 4DHSmethwick
How safe is B66 4DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 4DH 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 4DHNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary19.29.1
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.