Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheepcote Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Amington , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepcote Lane (B77 3JN) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheepcote Lane (B77 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Angelica. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longlands Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornel | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopleys Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angelica | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angelica | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Close | Under investigation |
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