Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sheepcote Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Amington , and the 104th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheepcote Lane (B77 3JP) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepcote Lane (B77 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bancroft. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepcote Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angelica —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angelica Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopleys Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longlands Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bancroft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bancroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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