Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 0EH
How much crime is recorded in B79 0EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polesworth, Warton & Austrey
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
B79 0EHTamworth
How safe is B79 0EH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 0EH 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
B79 0EHNational
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.44.6
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.