Crime Rates at Durban Road, Smethwick, B66 3SG

Durban Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 217th 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 Durban Road (B66 3SG) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durban Road (B66 3SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 50 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.