Total Crime Rate
177.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Amington , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Lane (B77 3AF) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher than the Amington average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Lane (B77 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trefoil (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sorrel | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trefoil | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sorrel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sorrel | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trefoil | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trefoil | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sorrel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trefoil | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trefoil | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trefoil | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trefoil | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tilia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kerria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robinia | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindera | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornbeam | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Repington Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Repington Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Repington Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kerria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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