Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Back Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Mease Valley , and the 12th lowest 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 Back Lane (WS14 9SA) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Mease Valley average (31.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Back Lane (WS14 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blacksmith Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lichfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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