Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgbaston Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick , and the 361st lowest 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 Edgbaston Road (B66 4LB) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Smethwick average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgbaston Road (B66 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgbaston Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgbaston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capethorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Green
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Green
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pearman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgbaston Road
Apr 2026Public order Capethorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4125 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capethorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Capethorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4125 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Capethorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corbett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corbett Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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