Crime Rates at Merrivale Road, Smethwick, B66 4EJ

Merrivale Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 308th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrivale Road (B66 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Road (B66 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.