Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Southey Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 79th 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 Southey Drive (B79 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Drive (B79 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Masefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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