Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lud Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 38th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lud Lane (B79 7EW) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Castle average (243.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lud Lane (B79 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lud Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbara Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbara Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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