Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 3RL
How much crime is recorded in B78 3RL, 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
- 1,777 (2024)
B78 3RLTamworth
How safe is B78 3RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 3RL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 3RLNational
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Public order10.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Robbery2.41.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.