Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kingsley Close 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 Kingsley Close (B79 8DB) 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 Kingsley Close (B79 8DB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Masefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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