Tamworth has a crime rate of 76.23 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #148 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Tamworth's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Tamworth?

As of April 2026, Tamworth has an annual crime rate of 76.23 per 1,000 residents, based on 592 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Tamworth rank nationally for crime?

Tamworth ranks #148 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Tamworth?

The most common crime type in Tamworth is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 230 incidents in April 2026 — 38.9% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Tamworth local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Staffordshire Police Police

Crime in Tamworth: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Tamworth recorded 592 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.53 per 1,000 residents. This places Tamworth at #148 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 1.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring76.23 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment592 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #148 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_upCrime up 1.7% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

592

trending_down -2.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

76.23per 1k

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National Safety

#148of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Staffordshire

#6rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Witney Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 3	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near King Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9	9
On or near Greatmead Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other crime: 1	6
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6	6
On or near George Street Map	Anti-social behaviour: 3 Other crime: 1 Theft from the person: 1	3
On or near Craven Map	Anti-social behaviour: 3 Vehicle crime: 1 Possession of weapons: 1	3
On or near St Chad Court Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

592 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

230

38.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

103

17.4%

Public Order

9.8%

Shoplifting

9.0%

Other Theft

5.7%

Vehicle Crime

5.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

4.4%

Burglary

2.4%

Drug Offences

2.2%

Robbery

2.2%

Other Crime

1.4%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Crime Analysis: Tamworth

Tamworth recorded 592 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 76.23 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #148 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Tamworth (38.9%). Anti-social Behaviour (17.4%) and Public Order (9.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Tamworth has risen slightly — by 1.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Warwickshire Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

Total Stops

16.3%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

Offensive weapons

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Stolen goods

Detailed object of search unavailable

Article for use in theft

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Outcome

A no further action disposal70

Arrest16

Community resolution6

Summons / charged by post4

Caution (simple or conditional)2

Gender

Male83

Female14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

75.8%

White

11.6%

Asian

10.5%

Black

2.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Warwickshire Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

10 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Castle	173	135.3
2	Glascote	60	78.4
3	Belgrave	62	71.9
4	Bolehall	56	63.7
5	Spital	43	62.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Trinity	14	1.9
shield	Stonydelph	36	4.7
shield	Mercian	47	6.1
shield	Wilnecote	43	4.6
shield	Amington	58	6.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.7%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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