Crime Rates at Potters Lane, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1HE

Potters Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Newton Regis and Warton , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in North Warwickshire .

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 Potters Lane (B78 1HE) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Newton Regis and Warton average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Lane (B78 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.