Crime Rates at Claremont Road, Smethwick, B66 4JZ

Claremont Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick , and the 162nd 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 Claremont Road (B66 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Smethwick average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (B66 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4092 (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.