Crime Rates at Sandon Road, Smethwick, B66 4AG

Sandon Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 201st 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 Sandon Road (B66 4AG) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandon Road (B66 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandon Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.