Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Burton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mease Valley , and the 116th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (WS13 8LX) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Mease Valley average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (WS13 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Tree Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lister Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Healey Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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