Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8LR
How much crime is recorded in B79 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
B79 8LRTamworth
How safe is B79 8LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8LR 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Public order5.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.