Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Offa Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 98th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Offa Street (B79 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Castle average (230.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Offa Street (B79 7RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Gungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Offa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salter'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ludgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tempest Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balfour | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Gungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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