Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 85th 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 Salters Lane (B79 8BH) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 127.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane (B79 8BH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Gungate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ives Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B5493 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Gungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Gungate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coleridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salter'S Lane —
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Data Sources

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