Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stafford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 73rd 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 Stafford Road (WS13 8JA) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (WS13 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road, with 5 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

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Data Sources

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