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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B79: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B79 recorded 265 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.08 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 24.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring74.82 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment265 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 24.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

265
trending_up +0.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.82per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

851

Within B79 district

Tamworth

37,410

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Witney Close Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 3
14
Market Street Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
King Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Public order: 1
10
George Street Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 3
9
High Broom Court Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 2
9
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Balfour Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Bicycle theft: 1
6
Church Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
6
Silver Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
265 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
110
41.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
31
11.7%
Public Order
30
11.3%
Shoplifting
26
9.8%
Other Theft
16
6.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
4.5%
Vehicle Crime
11
4.2%
Robbery
9
3.4%
Burglary
6
2.3%
Drug Offences
4
1.5%
Other Crime
4
1.5%
Weapons Possession
3
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: B79

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B79 (41.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (11.7%) and Public Order (11.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B79 has risen sharply — by 24.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B79 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +0.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +24.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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