Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8DS
How much crime is recorded in B79 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,271 (2024)
B79 8DSTamworth
How safe is B79 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8DS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.02.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.