Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8PE
How much crime is recorded in B79 8PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
B79 8PETamworth
How safe is B79 8PE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8PE 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
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8PENational
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.61.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.