Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8BY

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 85th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Avenue (B79 8BY) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (B79 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southey Drive, where police recorded 18 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.