Total Crime Rate

302.7 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 302.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 11th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (B79 7DF) in the last 12 months was 302.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (B79 7DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Gungate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Gungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Balfour Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colehill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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