Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Alrewas & Fradley , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellfield Road (DE13 7HB) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Alrewas & Fradley average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellfield Road (DE13 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Somerville Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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