Total Crime Rate
302.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Gungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balfour | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| 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 | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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