Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Amington , and the 36th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East View (B77 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% higher than the Amington average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (B77 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stretton Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Talbot Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swift —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lychgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barcliff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lychgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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