Crime Rates at Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BT

Bearwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 951 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 Bearwood Road (B66 4BT) in the last 12 months was 738.9 per 1,000 residents and was 569.7% higher than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearwood Road (B66 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.