Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fitch Croft area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitch Croft (WS7 3QX) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitch Croft (WS7 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Approach, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayward Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fitch Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elunda Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faunch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howdle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vayro Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hayward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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