Crime Rates at High Street, Smethwick, B66 3AD

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 90th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B66 3AD) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B66 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Hill Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.