Crime Rates at Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3ES

Windmill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 18th 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 Windmill Lane (B66 3ES) in the last 12 months was 556.3 per 1,000 residents and was 340.8% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 248.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (B66 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4092 (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.