Crime in Tamworth district: statistics, rates and trends
6,522 crimes were recorded in Tamworth district in the 12 months to August 2026, 80.4 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and down 3% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Tamworth district at a glance
- Crime trends in Tamworth district
- Types of crime in Tamworth district
- Home Office recorded crime in Tamworth district
- Tamworth district compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Tamworth district
- Streets with the most crime in Tamworth district
- What happened after crimes were reported in Tamworth district
- Demographics of Tamworth district
- Fly-tipping in Tamworth
- Questions about crime in Tamworth district
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (2,685), anti-social behaviour (902) and shoplifting (556) made up 64% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 177th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lower half.
| Measure | Tamworth district | Staffordshire | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 6,522 | 69,659 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 80.4 | 76.8 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | -3% | +7% | -1% |
| Population | 81,117 | 907,153 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in Tamworth district peaked in the year to August 2018 (7,188 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2021 (6,152). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 9%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 6,522 | 80.4 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 6,737 | 83.1 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 6,324 | 78.0 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 7,018 | 86.5 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 6,837 | 84.3 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 6,152 | 75.8 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 6,409 | 79.0 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 6,835 | 84.3 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 7,188 | 88.6 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 508 |
| July 2026 | 617 |
| June 2026 | 595 |
| May 2026 | 601 |
| April 2026 | 592 |
| March 2026 | 609 |
| February 2026 | 476 |
| January 2026 | 488 |
| December 2025 | 508 |
| November 2025 | 499 |
| October 2025 | 501 |
| September 2025 | 528 |
No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and bicycle theft (40% below) and drugs (36% below) were well below it. On the year before, robbery rose from 66 to 92 and bicycle theft rose from 32 to 40, while vehicle crime fell from 562 to 388 and criminal damage and arson fell from 414 to 350.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,685 | 33.1 | 34.2 | -2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 902 | 11.1 | 15.4 | +17% |
| Shoplifting | 556 | 6.9 | 8.5 | -7% |
| Public order | 533 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -6% |
| Vehicle crime | 388 | 4.8 | 5.0 | -31% |
| Other theft | 360 | 4.4 | 6.4 | -12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 350 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -15% |
| Burglary | 241 | 3.0 | 3.6 | +13% |
| Drugs | 169 | 2.1 | 3.3 | +4% |
| Other crime | 112 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -12% |
| Robbery | 92 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +39% |
| Possession of weapons | 78 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +18% |
| Bicycle theft | 40 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +25% |
| Theft from the person | 16 | 0.2 | 1.7 | n/a |
What each category covers: crime categories.
5,500 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Tamworth district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 67.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was down 5% on the year ending March 2025 (5,776), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Tamworth district had the 109th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Staffordshire Police area in the year ending March 2026, 1.7% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Tamworth district is a slight undercount.
Offences recorded in Tamworth district, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 941 offences (17% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.15 times), robbery of personal property (0.47 times) and bicycle theft (0.48 times).
The largest rises on the year were in non-residential burglary (from 34 to 79) and trafficking of drugs (+16%). The largest falls were in robbery of personal property (−43%) and residential burglary (−32%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 941 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 1.15 | −0% |
| Violence without injury | 799 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 0.75 | +5% |
| Violence with injury | 606 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 0.92 | −13% |
| Shoplifting | 531 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 0.81 | – |
| Public order offences | 503 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 0.89 | −6% |
| Vehicle offences | 457 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 1.12 | −10% |
| Other theft offences | 347 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 0.65 | −9% |
| Criminal damage | 331 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 0.60 | −18% |
| Other sexual offences | 156 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.84 | −4% |
| Residential burglary | 142 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.70 | −32% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 122 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.72 | +14% |
| Possession of drugs | 113 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.56 | −10% |
| Rape | 102 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.04 | +16% |
| Non-residential burglary | 79 | 0.97 | 1.1 | 0.87 | +132% |
| Possession of weapons | 77 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.95 | +13% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 58 | 0.72 | 1.2 | 0.60 | +16% |
| Robbery of personal property | 35 | 0.43 | 0.91 | 0.47 | −43% |
| Bicycle theft | 33 | 0.41 | 0.85 | 0.48 | −27% |
| Robbery of business property | 30 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.78 | – |
| Theft from the person | 22 | 0.27 | 1.8 | 0.15 | 0% |
| Arson | 15 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.49 | −38% |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.54 | – |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | – |
Recorded crime in Tamworth district since the year ending March 2021
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2021 to 2026. Tamworth district's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 6 years. The series starts in the year ending March 2021 because the share of crimes in the Staffordshire Police area not assigned to a district moved from 3.1% in the year ending March 2020 to 1.9% in the year ending March 2021, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,500 | 67.8 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 5,776 | 71.2 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 5,744 | 70.8 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 6,317 | 77.9 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 4,530 | 55.8 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 4,521 | 55.7 | 74.1 |
Districts in the Staffordshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 9 districts in the Staffordshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Tamworth district had the 4th highest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | 30,023 | 111.0 | 1.33 |
| Cannock Chase | 7,520 | 72.2 | 0.87 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 8,999 | 70.5 | 0.85 |
| Tamworth | 5,500 | 67.8 | 0.81 |
| East Staffordshire | 8,456 | 65.2 | 0.78 |
| Stafford | 9,018 | 63.7 | 0.77 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 5,363 | 55.5 | 0.67 |
| Lichfield | 6,201 | 55.4 | 0.67 |
| South Staffordshire | 5,812 | 50.8 | 0.61 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
4 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Tamworth district; the highest is Birmingham district (123.9 per 1,000) and the lowest Hinckley and Bosworth (66.4).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Tamworth district |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Warwickshire | 5,254 | 78.3 | -3% |
| Lichfield | 7,667 | 68.5 | -15% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 15,276 | 107.9 | +34% |
| Walsall | 30,674 | 103.7 | +29% |
| Birmingham | 146,681 | 123.9 | +54% |
| Solihull | 19,471 | 88.0 | +9% |
| North West Leicestershire | 7,854 | 70.2 | -13% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 7,748 | 66.4 | -17% |
Of the 11 areas within Tamworth district, Castle had the highest crime rate (209.4 per 1,000) and Trinity the lowest (32.8), 6 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle | Neighbourhood | 9,012 | 1,887 | 209.4 |
| Glascote | Neighbourhood | 7,613 | 662 | 87.0 |
| Belgrave | Neighbourhood | 7,806 | 610 | 78.1 |
| Tamworth | Town | 78,503 | 6,072 | 77.3 |
| Bolehall | Neighbourhood | 7,450 | 557 | 74.8 |
| Mercian | Neighbourhood | 7,138 | 451 | 63.2 |
| Amington | Neighbourhood | 9,122 | 566 | 62.0 |
| Stonydelph | Neighbourhood | 7,666 | 472 | 61.6 |
| Spital | Neighbourhood | 8,647 | 523 | 60.5 |
| Wilnecote | Neighbourhood | 9,316 | 553 | 59.4 |
| Trinity | Neighbourhood | 7,347 | 241 | 32.8 |
The 10 locations below account for 20% of the crime recorded in Tamworth district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (321).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Parking Area | 321 |
| On or near Supermarket | 197 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 164 |
| On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 114 |
| On or near George Street | 104 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 101 |
| On or near Colehill | 78 |
| On or near High Broom Court | 75 |
| On or near Forties | 74 |
| On or near Hilmore Way | 64 |
Of the 5,620 crimes in Tamworth district with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 5.1% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 902 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 2,345 | 41.7% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 1,655 | 29.4% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 641 | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 289 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 242 | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| Status update unavailable | 237 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 104 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 69 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Offender given a caution | 21 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 8 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 7 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 1 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Tamworth district has an estimated population of 81,117 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer residents with Level 4 qualifications or above (22%, against 34%), fewer students (5.3%, against 7.9%) and less private renting (14%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Tamworth district average decile 5.6 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.
| Measure | Tamworth district | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 18.7% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19.3% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 59.8% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 21.9% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 18.3% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 67.7% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 18.0% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 14.1% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 5.6 | 5.5 (England) |
| Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas | 10.4% | 10.1% (England) |
1,589 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Tamworth in 2024/25 (19.6 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Tamworth has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Tamworth district a safe place to live?
Tamworth district recorded 80.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 177th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).
What is the most common crime in Tamworth district?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 2,685 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (902).
Is crime in Tamworth district going up or down?
Recorded crime in Tamworth district was down 3% on the year before: 6,522 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 6,737 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Tamworth district?
About 81,117 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 19% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Tamworth district?
Tamworth district is policed by Staffordshire.
How many crimes did the police record in Tamworth district in the year ending March 2026?
5,500 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 67.8 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 5,776.
Which offences are more common in Tamworth district than across England and Wales?
None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was stalking and harassment (941).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.