Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Claremont Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 108th 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 Claremont Road (B79 8EW) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Mercian average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (B79 8EW), 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 Claremont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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