Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 111th 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 Queens Way (B79 8QS) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Way (B79 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Gillway. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Top Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comberford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillway | Local resolution |
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