Total Crime Rate

2020.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1106.1 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 2020.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1106.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 832.7 10/10
  • Public order 249.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 244.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.7 10/10
  • Other theft 106.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.7 10/10
  • Drugs 65.3 10/10
  • Burglary 44.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.7 10/10
  • Other crime 32.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
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

Lower 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 2020.4 per 1,000 residents and was 729.9% higher than the Castle average (243.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 1106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% 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 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colehill (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Gungate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gungate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Colehill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colehill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Saxon Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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