Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Belgrave , and the 28th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Lane (B77 5LB) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the Belgrave average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (B77 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 27 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 Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smithy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orkney Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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