Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8RB
How much crime is recorded in B79 8RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,751 (2024)
B79 8RBTamworth
How safe is B79 8RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8RB 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8RBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Other theft4.14.5
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.