Crime Rates at Smeaton Avenue, Smethwick, B66 2EJ

Smeaton Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 460th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smeaton Avenue (B66 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Avenue (B66 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfords Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibson Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.