Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 48th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (B79 7SA) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 527.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (B79 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near Exeter Drive. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

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Data Sources

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