Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rotten Row area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 157th 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 Rotten Row (WS13 6JB) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Boley Park average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotten Row (WS13 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithfield Rise, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boley Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greenhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Josephs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smithfield Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smithfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smithfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smithfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smithfield Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Smithfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smithfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smithfield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strawberry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smithfield Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenhill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill | Under investigation |
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