Total Crime Rate

548.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

279.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 548.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 279.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
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

Sandford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 4th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandford Street (WS13 6QA) in the last 12 months was 548.6 per 1,000 residents and was 567.5% higher than the Chadsmead average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 279.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Street (WS13 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandford Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeve Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bird Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeve Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bird Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bird Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bird Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dam Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Dam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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