Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Common Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Alrewas & Fradley , and the 37th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Lane (WS13 8TG) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher than the Alrewas & Fradley average (56.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Lane (WS13 8TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryant Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tye Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcalister Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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