Crime Rates at Windmill Crescent, Smethwick, B66 3LE

Windmill Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Crescent (B66 3LE) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Crescent (B66 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4136, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.