Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 9DU
How much crime is recorded in B79 9DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,539 (2024)
B79 9DUTamworth
How safe is B79 9DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 9DU 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
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9DUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.