Total Crime Rate

439.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 439.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Hampshire Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolehall , and the 6th 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 Hampshire Close (B78 3XU) in the last 12 months was 439.3 per 1,000 residents and was 432.0% higher than the Bolehall average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Close (B78 3XU), the main crime hotspot is near Hereford Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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