Total Crime Rate

322.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 322.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Victoria Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 10th 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 Victoria Road (B79 7HS) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (B79 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colehill (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Mill Lane
Apr 2026Robbery Saxon Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ankerdrive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gungate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Consort Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ankerdrive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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