Total Crime Rate

27.4 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 27.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tanfield area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

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 Tanfield (SY1 3XR) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Bagley average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tanfield (SY1 3XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Moveage (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tanfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterwick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Court —
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Data Sources

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