Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birch Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 60th 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 Birch Grove (WS13 6EP) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (WS13 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wissage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braeburn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wissage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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