Tamworth

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Tamworth.

Population: 76,864
People in Employment: 36,800 (75.3%)
People Inactive: 10,050 (20.6%)
People Unemployed: 2,025 (4.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 27k
Median Salary: £26,902
Mean Salary: £28,616

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Tamworth. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Tamworth for 2024

Tamworths most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,136 crimes and in 2022 there were 2,789 crimes. Which is an increase of 347 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,136	225	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,043	68	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	666	58	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	536	36	Getting Better
Shoplifting	507	36	Getting Better
Public order	542	35	Getting Better
Other theft	600	28	Getting Better
Burglary	246	17	Getting Better
Other crime	151	10	Getting Better
Drugs	130	9	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	87	8	Getting Better
Robbery	64	3	Getting Better
Theft from the person	47	2	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	63	1	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Tamworth

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Tamworth, with 10941 crimes and 402 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Trinity has 21 crimes and 8 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Castle	148	17
Glascote	67	9
Bolehall	58	8
Wilnecote	48	5
Stonydelph	47	6
Amington	43	5
Spital	38	5
Mercian	30	4
Trinity	24	3
Belgrave	0	0

Crime map for Tamworth

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Tamworth

The average property price in Tamworth is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£388,206.36	£239,295.30	£190,593.98	£117,588.65
2022	£376,385.24	£233,722.62	£187,112.89	£116,242.64
2021	£333,070.02	£207,325.58	£167,154.70	£108,169.18
2020	£309,207.81	£194,637.40	£156,391.21	£104,555.94
2019	£295,740.51	£186,477.01	£149,783.25	£102,594.64
2018	£289,084.87	£181,784.46	£146,329.30	£101,734.92
2017	£274,120.46	£172,293.71	£138,972.28	£98,935.91
2016	£257,207.14	£161,681.78	£131,234.35	£91,876.53
2015	£235,968.64	£148,446.10	£120,804.16	£84,673.06
2014	£222,328.27	£140,316.54	£114,701.95	£80,573.74
2013	£211,825.37	£132,792.73	£108,629.79	£76,884.10
2012	£211,716.28	£132,639.19	£108,519.48	£77,845.03
2011	£207,458.23	£128,390.20	£104,612.55	£76,660.02
2010	£208,343.93	£129,936.31	£106,630.19	£78,314.12

Property prices over time for Tamworth

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Tamworth

The median salary in Tamworth is £26,902 and the mean salary in Tamworth is £28,616.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 27k
Median Salary: £26,902
Annual Percentage Change: 11.5%
Mean Salary: £28,616

Salary comparison between Tamworth and West Midlands

See how Tamworth compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Tamworth ranks 12 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Solihull	71k	£31,534	3.8%	£39,183	0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Worcester	42k	£27,820	5.8%	£33,375	10.7%
Coventry	104k	£27,766	7.9%	£31,736	7.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Shropshire UA	118k	£26,221	10.4%	£31,078	10.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Stoke-on-Trent UA	93k	£24,439	7.3%	£26,267	3.0%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%