Overview of Tamworth crime rate
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Tamworth presents a medium crime rating, positioned 11th among 25 local administrative districts or nearby boroughs in terms of crime rates. The area reported 6,993 incidents of crime in 2023, set against a backdrop of a population of 78,647. This results in a crime rate of 88.92 per 1,000 residents, marking a modest reduction of 1.02% from the previous year.
The town’s most frequent categories of crime are Violence and sexual offences (42.4%), Anti-social behaviour (11.8%), and Vehicle crime (8.1%). Conversely, the rarest incidents involve possession of weapons (1.0%), robbery (0.8%), and theft from the person (0.5%).
Within Tamworth’s 10 wards, Castle (Tamworth) (226.3), Glascote (107.7), and Belgrave (Tamworth) (92.7) experience the highest crime rates. Meanwhile, the areas of Spital (66.8), Mercian (54.9), and Trinity (Tamworth) (33.7) enjoy relatively lower crime figures, highlighting the variability in safety across different parts of the town.
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In Tamworth, there has been a notable increase in certain types of crimes over recent years. Specifically, Other theft saw a rise of 2.99% in 2022, Vehicle crime increased by 3.78% in the same year, and Violence and sexual offences experienced a significant upward trend with rate changes of 5.44% in 2020, 2.96% in 2021, 3.09% in 2022, and 3.23% in 2023. On the other hand, the area has seen a decrease in Anti-social behaviour, with rate changes of -5.94% in 2021, -3.83% in 2022, and -3.57% in 2023, Burglary by -1.74% in 2021, Other theft by -2.56% in 2023, Shoplifting by -1.69% in 2020, and Vehicle crime by -1.88% in 2021.
Tamworth crime incidents by crime type
A total of 6993 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2962 (42.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 824 (11.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 568 (8.1)%
- Public order – 539 (7.7)%
- Shoplifting – 493 (7.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 442 (6.3)%
- Other theft – 418 (6.0)%
- Burglary – 292 (4.2)%
- Drugs – 106 (1.5)%
- Other crime – 105 (1.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 82 (1.2)%
- Possession of weapons – 68 (1.0)%
- Robbery – 57 (0.8)%
- Theft from the person – 37 (0.5)%
How does Tamworth compare against nearby areas ?
Tamworth ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Tamworth wards
There are 10 wards within Tamworth. Castle (Tamworth), Glascote, Belgrave (Tamworth) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 10 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Tamworth
There are 3 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Tamworth. Highest crime rates in B79, B78, B77 .
- B79 – 84.3
- B78 – 84.3
- B77 – 82.6
Postcode districts in Tamworth
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