Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Sandford Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 75th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Sandford Street (WS13 6JN) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Sandford Street (WS13 6JN), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Sandford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bird Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bird Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Jordan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaconfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beaconfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconfields β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Friary Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townfields β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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