Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Weston Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 101st 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 Weston Road (WS13 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Road (WS13 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakenfield. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Croft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakenfield
Apr 2026Public order Oakenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakenfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Friday Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Martin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Croft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakenfield
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipers Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencroft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencroft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencroft
Apr 2026Public order Greencroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greencroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Acre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakenfield
Apr 2026Public order Smallridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Windmill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Forge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistley Nook Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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