Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Comberford Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mease Valley , and the 14th 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 Comberford Road (B79 9AA) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 562.0% higher than the Mease Valley average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Comberford Road (B79 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Comberford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
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Data Sources

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