Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Handel Walk area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 81st 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 Handel Walk (WS13 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Walk (WS13 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Purcell Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponesgreen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Verdi Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponesgreen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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