Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beech Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 74th 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 Beech Road (B79 8QG) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (B79 8QG), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Windmill Close Under investigation
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 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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