Total Crime Rate

345.6 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 345.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.7 10/10
  • Public order 46.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oldbury Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 8th 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 Oldbury Court (B79 7FE) in the last 12 months was 345.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldbury Court (B79 7FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oldbury Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosy Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salter'S Lane
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Gungate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road 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 Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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