Crime Rates at Dryden Road, Tamworth, B79 8HP

Dryden Road area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 51st lowest 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 Dryden Road (B79 8HP) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (B79 8HP), 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.