Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 7SH
How much crime is recorded in B79 7SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
B79 7SHTamworth
How safe is B79 7SH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 7SH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7SHNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary6.49.1
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Robbery1.11.4
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.