Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 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
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunflower Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Mease Valley , and the 92nd 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 Sunflower Street (WS13 8UU) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 145.0% higher than the Mease Valley average (31.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunflower Street (WS13 8UU), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunflower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skylark Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jay Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ginnetta Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hedgerow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hedgerow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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