Central Tamworth
Middle areaNorth west Tamworth. 9,825 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Tamworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Tamworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Tamworth at a rate of 163.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.1 per 1,000 people across Tamworth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 622 |
| Other crime | 301 |
| Shoplifting | 203 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 188 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Drug offences | 44 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Tamworth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Tamworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Tamworth at a rate of 163.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.1 per 1,000 people across Tamworth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Tamworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (622), other crime (301) and shoplifting (203).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tamworth
These figures are published for the whole of Tamworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tamworth and not Central Tamworth alone. See Tamworth
Central Tamworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Tamworth was £230,000 in 2025.
Central Tamworth had 8,447 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Tamworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Tamworth, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.