Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wigginton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wigginton Road (B79 9AL) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Mercian average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigginton Road (B79 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Top Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Tamworth

Crime Over Time in Wigginton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyneham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Top Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyneham Close —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑