Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grange Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chasetown , and the 47th 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 Grange Road (WS7 4TP) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Chasetown average (125.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (WS7 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhill'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Travellers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chase Close | Under investigation |
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