Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Masefield Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 77th 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 Masefield Drive (B79 8BW) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Drive (B79 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Masefield Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Masefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nevill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nevill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Masefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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