Total Crime Rate

427.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

254.1 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 427.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 254.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.4 10/10
  • Public order 64.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Burglary 37.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Forge area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 6th 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 The Forge (B79 7RW) in the last 12 months was 427.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 254.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Forge (B79 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Forge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sunset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbara Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbara Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunset Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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