Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knowle Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 16th 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 Knowle Lane (WS14 9RB) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 206.4% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 303.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Lane (WS14 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Knowle Lane. Police recorded 12 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 Knowle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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