Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Valley Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 108th lowest 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 Valley Lane (WS13 6TH) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Boley Park average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Lane (WS13 6TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braeburn Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wissage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braeburn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wissage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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