Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Dimbles Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dimbles Lane (WS13 7HW) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dimbles Lane (WS13 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hewitt Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Garth (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dimbles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Ridings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowtree Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dimbles Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beecroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Lomax Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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