Crime Rates at High Street, Smethwick, B66 3AD

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 67th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B66 3AD) in the last 12 months was 232.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (126.2 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 theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B66 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Hill Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.