Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 7BA
How much crime is recorded in B79 7BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,936 (2024)
B79 7BATamworth
How safe is B79 7BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 7BA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
182
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 7BANational
Violence and sexual offences55.223.6
Shoplifting37.88.4
Anti-social behaviour23.510.7
Burglary23.19.1
Public order18.94.6
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Other theft8.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Drugs5.02.4
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.