Total Crime Rate

292.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 12th 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 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 292.0 per 1,000 residents and was 253.6% higher than the Bolehall average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 138.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Mill Lane (B79 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colehill (53 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Colehill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ankerdrive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ankerdrive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ankerdrive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ankerdrive —
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Data Sources

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