Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Masefield Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Drive (B79 8JB) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Castle average (230.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Drive (B79 8JB), 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 Masefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eusden Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Masefield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Burns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Southey Drive Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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