Total Crime Rate
1959.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street 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 King Street (B79 7DB) 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 King Street (B79 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 100 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Gungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balfour | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | 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 | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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