Crime Rates at Upper Gungate, Tamworth, B79 8AX

Upper Gungate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 101st 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 Upper Gungate (B79 8AX) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Mercian average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Gungate (B79 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.