Crime Rates at Brook Street, Smethwick, B66 3DD

Brook Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 247th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (B66 3DD) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (B66 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.