Crime Rates at Sketchley Close, Smethwick, B66 3BN

Sketchley Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 99th 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 Sketchley Close (B66 3BN) in the last 12 months was 191.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sketchley Close (B66 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslyn Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.