Crime Rates at Shireland Road, Smethwick, B66 4RA

Shireland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 310th 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 Shireland Road (B66 4RA) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Soho and Victoria average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shireland Road (B66 4RA), the main crime hotspot is near A4092. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.