Crime Rates at Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4ES

Bearwood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 181st 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 4ES) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearwood Road (B66 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Rawlings Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.