Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Purbrook area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Belgrave , and the 116th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbrook (B77 2NB) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Belgrave average (80.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbrook (B77 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Tarrant. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purbrook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redlake —
Apr 2026Public order Purbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ryton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarrant —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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