Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weston 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.
View Crime In Lichfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martin Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakenfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakenfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Friday Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Martin Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martin Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Croft | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greencroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greencroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greencroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Acre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swallow Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smallridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Windmill Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thistley Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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