Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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

Tangmere Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Castle Vale , and the 1284th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tangmere Drive (B35 7PY) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Castle Vale average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tangmere Drive (B35 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bovingdon Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dixon Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tangmere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Croft —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drem Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bovingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranwell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abingdon Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bovingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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