Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 8TX
How much crime is recorded in B79 8TX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,091 (2024)
B79 8TXTamworth
How safe is B79 8TX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 8TX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8TXNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.