Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hedging Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Belgrave , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedging Lane (B77 5EX) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Belgrave average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedging Lane (B77 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Blackberry Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedging Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arrons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ripple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pewter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arrons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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