Total Crime Rate

278.5 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 278.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Britannia Way area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Boley Park , and the 10th 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 Britannia Way (WS14 9YG) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 484.8% higher than the Boley Park average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Way (WS14 9YG), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lambourne Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Witley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cappers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Other theft Witley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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