Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobs Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 119th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobs Road (WS13 6SY) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobs Road (WS13 6SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witley Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennys Croft (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hobs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hob'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennys Croft —
Sep 2025Drugs Lambourne Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Witley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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