Crime Rates at Merrivale Road, Smethwick, B66 4EB

Merrivale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 187th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrivale Road (B66 4EB) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Road (B66 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.