Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borough Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (B79 8AW) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Mercian average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (B79 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mildenhall, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyneham Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mercian| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wigginton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harwell Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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