Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Whitehouse Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 149th 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 Whitehouse Drive (WS13 8FE) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Drive (WS13 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Caswell Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehouse Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcot Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leomansley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alesmore Meadow —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alesmore Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thropp Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walsall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadbent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadbent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caswell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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