Crap Towns / Tamworth / Crime

How much crime is there in Tamworth?

The police recorded 74.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Tamworth from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 71.8, down from 74.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	74.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	77.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	71.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.8	34.1
Shoplifting	7.6	7.1
Public order	6.7	6.6
Vehicle crime	6.2	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	5.1	7.0
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Atherstone	10.3 km	82.9
Coleshill	11.1 km	76.2
Tamworth	–	74.5
Lichfield	12.1 km	73.9
Royal Sutton Coldfield	12.1 km	67.7
Aldridge	17.1 km	63.4
Fazeley	2.7 km	55.9
Measham	14.2 km	54.9
Polesworth and Dordon	4.7 km	50.8
Overseal and Castle Gresley	14.7 km	47.2
Streetly	15.2 km	28.3
The typical town	–	76.2