Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oak Tree Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Mercian , and the 55th 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 Oak Tree Walk (B79 8LH) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Mercian average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Tree Walk (B79 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Rise. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Tree Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madox Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guys Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guys Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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