Overview of Tamworth crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Tamworth ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 6993 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Tamworth has a population of 78647. This equates to a crime rate of 88.92 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.02 % compared to previous year.
Tamworth ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 6993 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Tamworth has a population of 78647. This equates to a crime rate of 88.92 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.02 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Tamworth are Violence and sexual offences (42.4%) Anti-social behaviour (11.8%) Vehicle crime (8.1%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (1.0%) Robbery (0.8%) Theft from the person (0.5%).
There are 10 wards in Tamworth. Wards with high crime rates are Castle (Tamworth) (226.3), Glascote (107.7), Belgrave (Tamworth) (92.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Spital (66.8), Mercian (54.9), Trinity (Tamworth) (33.7) .
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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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