Crime in Tamworth
Recorded crime in Tamworth is 0.9 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
81,117 residents in 51 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in Tamworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the England and Wales average. 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 68% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 68% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.6 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 5.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.1 |
| Public order | 4.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 5.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Tamworth
68.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Tamworth in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 5,684. Home Office recorded crime: 5,563 (2% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 243 | 3.0 | Up 13% |
| Cars broken into | 117 | 1.4 | Down 31% |
| Vehicle tampering | 101 | 1.2 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism to homes | 88 | 1.1 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 28 | 0.35 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 122 | 1.5 | Down 25% |
| Arson | 15 | 0.18 | Down 37% |
| Burglary of homes | 122 | 1.5 | Down 19% |
| Burglary of businesses | 80 | 0.99 | Up 135% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 42 | 0.52 | Down 7% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 35 | 0.43 | Up 52% |
| Robbery of people | 35 | 0.43 | Down 43% |
| Robbery of businesses | 33 | 0.41 | - |
| Violence with injury | 606 | 7.5 | Down 13% |
| Violence without injury | 797 | 9.8 | Up 5% |
| Stalking and harassment | 947 | 11.7 | About the same |
| Sexual offences | 258 | 3.2 | Up 2% |
| Shoplifting | 569 | 7.0 | Up 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 34 | 0.42 | Down 24% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 22 | 0.27 | Down 4% |
| Drug dealing | 58 | 0.72 | Up 18% |
| Drug possession | 115 | 1.4 | Down 10% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Staffordshire Police area: 771 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (766 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Tamworth.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Tamworth, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,731 | 8% | 7% | 71% | 8% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 598 | 8% | 5% | 48% | 33% | 6% |
| Public order | 571 | 7% | 7% | 61% | 21% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 566 | 2% | 0% | 15% | 79% | 3% |
| Other theft | 412 | 2% | 4% | 38% | 53% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 409 | 11% | 5% | 37% | 44% | 3% |
| Burglary | 214 | 5% | 1% | 18% | 72% | 4% |
| Drugs | 163 | 18% | 47% | 12% | 18% | 5% |
| Other crime | 127 | 21% | 9% | 47% | 11% | 11% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 66 | 26% | 11% | 58% | 3% | 3% |
| Robbery | 66 | 2% | 0% | 55% | 39% | 5% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Tamworth
Postcode districts in Tamworth
Questions about crime in Tamworth
- Is Tamworth a safe place to live?
- Tamworth scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Tamworth?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 5,640 recorded crimes a year then, 5,613 now.
- What is the most common crime in Tamworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 30 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Tamworth?
- In Tamworth, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 28% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Tamworth?
- Of 214 burglaries reported in Tamworth between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 72% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Tamworth?
- In Tamworth, the police recorded 243 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.0 per 1,000 residents, up 13% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Tamworth?
- 238 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Tamworth in 2025/26, 2.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Tamworth last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in Tamworth in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.