Crime Rates at Florence Road, Smethwick, B66 4QR

Florence Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 370th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Road (B66 4QR) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Soho and Victoria average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Road (B66 4QR), the main crime hotspot is near A4092. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.