Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 3DB
How much crime is recorded in B78 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton Basset
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,441 (2024)
B78 3DBTamworth
How safe is B78 3DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 3DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3DBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary15.79.1
Other crime10.21.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.