Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 1AA
How much crime is recorded in B78 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polesworth, Warton & Austrey
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
B78 1AATamworth
How safe is B78 1AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 1AA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B78 1AANational
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.