Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 theft 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
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

Windmill Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 93rd highest 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 Windmill Close (B79 8PH) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Close (B79 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
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Data Sources

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