Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 91st highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (WS13 6ED) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Boley Park average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (WS13 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Smithfield Rise. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smithfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smithfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smithfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smithfield Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smithfield Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Smithfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Smithfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stowe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunns Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunns Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Greenhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Greenhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deans Croft Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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