Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross In Hand Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 89th 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 Cross In Hand Lane (WS13 7BY) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross In Hand Lane (WS13 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross In Hand Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross In Hand Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abnalls Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irving Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irving Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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