Total Crime Rate

350.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.8 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 350.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Mill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolehall , and the 8th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Mill Lane (B79 7JD) in the last 12 months was 350.4 per 1,000 residents and was 392.8% higher than the Bolehall average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 189.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Mill Lane (B79 7JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colehill (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Saxon Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Mill Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colehill
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Colehill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colehill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Consort Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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