Total Crime Rate

1959.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1959.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 885.7 10/10
  • Public order 232.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.6 10/10
  • Other theft 118.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.8 10/10
  • Drugs 69.4 10/10
  • Robbery 49.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Church Lane 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 Little Church Lane (B79 7AX) 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 Little Church Lane (B79 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Colehill Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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