Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 7YL
How much crime is recorded in B79 7YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,967 (2024)
B79 7YLTamworth
How safe is B79 7YL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 7YL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 7YLNational
Violence and sexual offences36.623.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 66% 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.