Postcode · Smethwick
Crime in B66 4SS
How much crime is recorded in B66 4SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
B66 4SSSmethwick
How safe is B66 4SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B66 4SS 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 4SSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary16.49.1
Other theft5.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.