Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8QD
How much crime is recorded in B79 8QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
B79 8QDTamworth
How safe is B79 8QD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8QD 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8QDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.