Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 67th 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 Hobs Road (WS13 6TA) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Boley Park average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 543.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobs Road (WS13 6TA), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennys Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hob'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lambourne Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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