Postcode district · Smethwick
Crime in B66
How much crime is recorded in B66, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 47,517 (2024)
B66Postcode district · Smethwick
How safe is B66
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B66, 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
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
B66National
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Burglary13.29.1
Shoplifting7.68.4
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs4.32.4
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.