Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 7QU
How much crime is recorded in B79 7QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,072 (2024)
B79 7QUTamworth
How safe is B79 7QU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 7QU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 7QUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Burglary7.29.1
Public order6.74.6
Other theft5.94.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.