Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Upper Gungate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 45th 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 Upper Gungate (B79 8AA) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Gungate (B79 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Gungate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Gungate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs B5493 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salter'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salter'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salter'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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