Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hints Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bourne Vale , and the 45th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hints Road (B78 3DR) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Bourne Vale average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hints Road (B78 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near A453. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hints Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A453 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A453 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hints Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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