Total Crime Rate

681.7 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 681.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.8 10/10
  • Public order 72.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (B79 7BG) in the last 12 months was 681.7 per 1,000 residents and was 196.2% higher than the Castle average (230.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 220.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode B79 7BG, the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in B79 7BG area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tempest Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balfour Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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