Total Crime Rate
1959.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Gungate area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 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 Lower Gungate (B79 7AL) in the last 12 months was 1959.2 per 1,000 residents and was 751.3% higher than the Castle average (230.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 1175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Gungate (B79 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colehill (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosy Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Gungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colehill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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