Crime Rate in Mercian, ward

Mercian has the 5th lowest crime rate of 10 wards in Tamworth district and the 3767th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 372nd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mercian in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Tamworth district average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mercian’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mercian ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.