Crime Rates at West Street, Tamworth, B79 7JF

West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolehall , and the 32nd 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 West Street (B79 7JF) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (B79 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 109 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.