Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 191.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Oakenfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 23rd 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 Oakenfield (WS13 7JA) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakenfield (WS13 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Oakenfield. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakenfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakenfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Needwood Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giffords Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giffords Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipers Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakenfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakenfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakenfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Needwood Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martin Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martin Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martin Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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