Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Meadow Park area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Park (B79 7RR) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Park (B79 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunset Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Close
Apr 2026Public order Sunset Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunset Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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