Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edale area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Glascote , and the 103rd 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 Edale (B77 4HE) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Glascote average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edale (B77 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Eringden. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eringden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Craven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eshton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eshton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Craven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eringden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eshton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eringden | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eringden | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eringden | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eringden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ealingham | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eringden | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ealingham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlcroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerbeck | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camhouses | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lintly | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eringden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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