Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B78 3SP
How much crime is recorded in B78 3SP, 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
- 1,616 (2024)
B78 3SPTamworth
How safe is B78 3SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B78 3SP area, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3SPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.