Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 4LT
How much crime is recorded in B66 4LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,366 (2024)
B66 4LTSmethwick
How safe is B66 4LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 4LT 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
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 4LTNational
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft5.84.5
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.