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

Albert 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 Albert Road (B79 7JS) 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 Albert Road (B79 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Colehill. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colehill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gungate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Gungate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Saxon Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Colehill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Consort Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colehill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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