Man charged following alleged assault - Tamworth
Where: Phillip Street, Tamworth, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man will face court today, charged following an alleged assault in the state’s north east this morning.
Officers attached to Oxley Police District were called to Phillip Street, West Tamworth, about 4am (Tuesday 13 October 2026) following reports a man had been assaulted.
Police arrived and found a man in his 40s with facial injuries and minor lacerations to his face and hands.
He was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Tamworth Base Hospital for further treatment.
Officers were told the man had been riding his bicycle when another man allegedly threatened and assaulted him before leaving the scene on foot.
Following inquiries, police located a 44-year-old man on Duri Road, West Tamworth.
After a short foot pursuit and with the use of a Taser, police arrested the man.
During a search of the man, officers allegedly located and seized a bladed object and other items related to the investigation.
Use etc offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence.
The man was refused bail to face Bail Division Court 5 today (Tuesday 13 October 2026).
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Tamworth council area
Tamworth is a council area in New South Wales with about 66,403 residents. It has a Crime Score 72 out of 100 (high), 53rd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (82nd percentile), sexual offences (81st percentile), break-ins (81st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.
- Violent
- 2,434 per 100k
- Property
- 5,831 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 1,010 per 100k
- Theft
- 2,467 per 100k
See the full Tamworth crime profile
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