Crime Rates at Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4EX

Bearwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 213th 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 Bearwood Road (B66 4EX) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearwood Road (B66 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlings Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.