Total Crime Rate

67.5 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Smarts Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bourne Vale , and the 108th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smarts Avenue (WS14 0PB) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Bourne Vale average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smarts Avenue (WS14 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birmingham Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smarts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smarts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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