Total Crime Rate
212.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riverside Industrial Estate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bourne Vale , and the 17th 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 Riverside Industrial Estate (B78 3SD) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside Industrial Estate (B78 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bourne Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tolson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherstone Street | Local resolution |
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