Crime Rates at Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BW

Bearwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 15th highest crime rate of 954 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 4BW) in the last 12 months was 710.2 per 1,000 residents and was 522.4% higher than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearwood Road (B66 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.