Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 153rd 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 This (B66 3QB) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode B66 3QB, the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Soho and Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Corbett Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Allan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4125 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4125 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4125 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4125 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corbett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scribbans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jordan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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