Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bloomfield Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bloomfield Way (B79 8LS) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Mercian average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomfield Way (B79 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Witney Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alvis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falna Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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