Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bloomfield Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 118th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bloomfield Way (B79 8LS) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 15 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 ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomfield Way (B79 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Rise. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bloomfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guys Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guys Close —
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Data Sources

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