Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Edale 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.

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Crime Over Time in Edale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eringden Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Craven Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eshton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eshton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Craven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Craven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eringden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eshton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eringden Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eringden Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eringden Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Eringden Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ealingham
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eringden
Apr 2026Public order Ealingham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camhouses
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lintly
Apr 2026Other theft Eringden Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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