Total Crime Rate

452.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 452.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Viking area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Belgrave , and the 5th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viking (B77 5DU) in the last 12 months was 452.2 per 1,000 residents and was 460.2% higher than the Belgrave average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking (B77 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forties, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Viking area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forties Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hilmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hilmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hilmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leven Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hilmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forties —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forties Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forties Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Viking Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forties —
Apr 2026Other crime Hilmore Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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