Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Suffolk Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolehall , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Way (B78 3XD) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Bolehall average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Suffolk Way (B78 3XD), the main crime hotspot is near B5404. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B5404 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B5404 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B5404 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5404 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5404 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5404 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5404 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5404 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterscote Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterscote Lane | Under investigation |
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