Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgewood Rise 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 Ridgewood Rise (B77 3AG) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Ridgewood Rise (B77 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Lindera. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgewood Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindera —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Repington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Repington Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Caister Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

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