Total Crime Rate

72.6 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Queens Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 92nd 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 Queens Way (B79 8QW) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Way (B79 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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