Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scampton Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 79th 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 Scampton Way (B79 8SD) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scampton Way (B79 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edden Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith Vale (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mercian| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Vale | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harwell Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smith Vale | Awaiting court outcome |
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