Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Comberford Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Castle , and the 123rd highest 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 Comberford Road (B79 8PE) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Comberford Road (B79 8PE), 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 Comberford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Masefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comberford Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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