Total Crime Rate

268.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 268.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Saxon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Belgrave , and the 13th 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 Saxon Close (B77 5LU) in the last 12 months was 268.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Close (B77 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Admiral Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Admiral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivyhouse Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Admiral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawfinch
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jonkel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primley Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthouse Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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