Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodcroft Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 113th lowest 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 Woodcroft Avenue (B79 8BL) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft Avenue (B79 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salter'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ives Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Close —
Sep 2025Public order Coleridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Gungate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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