Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Friday Acre area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 124th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friday Acre (WS13 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friday Acre (WS13 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greencroft. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friday Acre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giffords Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giffords Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowtree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beecroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hawkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipers Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Needwood Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needwood Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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