Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Browns Lane 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 Browns Lane (B79 8TB) 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 Browns Lane (B79 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Brooklime Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Harwell Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Brooklime Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Smith Vale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Vale Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brooklime Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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