Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lychgate Close 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 Lychgate Close (B77 2SE) 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 Lychgate Close (B77 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maitland (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lychgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lychgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leyland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barcliff Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Talbot | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maitland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swift | — |
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