Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 9HP
How much crime is recorded in B79 9HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,059 (2024)
B79 9HPTamworth
How safe is B79 9HP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 9HP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 9HPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.