Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 1DB
How much crime is recorded in B78 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polesworth, Warton & Austrey
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,975 (2024)
B78 1DBTamworth
How safe is B78 1DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 1DB 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
12.9
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 1DBNational
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.14.6
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.