Total Crime Rate
2020.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1106.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (B79 7LR) in the last 12 months was 2020.4 per 1,000 residents and was 729.9% 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 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 1106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Street (B79 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tamworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colehill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Colehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colehill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colehill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lower Gungate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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