Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carlton Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 118th 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 Carlton Crescent (B79 8EX) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Mercian average (64.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Crescent (B79 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eusden Close —
Sep 2025Public order Priory Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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