Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birchbrook Industrial Park area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bourne Vale , and the 66th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchbrook Industrial Park (WS14 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Bourne Vale average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchbrook Industrial Park (WS14 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Brook Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchbrook Industrial Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Oakhurst Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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