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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WS13: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WS13 recorded 286 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.64 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 16.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring53.81 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment286 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 16.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

286
trending_up +8.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

53.81per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,015

Within WS13 district

Lichfield

50,700

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Conduit Street Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
12
Market Street Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 1
12
Smithfield Rise Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 2
11
Sandford Street Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
11
Bird Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
10
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Shoplifting: 3
7
Greencroft Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1
5
Stowe Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Shopping Area Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
286 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
107
37.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
60
21.0%
Shoplifting
34
11.9%
Vehicle Crime
17
5.9%
Other Theft
17
5.9%
Public Order
14
4.9%
Drug Offences
11
3.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
3.5%
Weapons Possession
7
2.4%
Burglary
6
2.1%
Other Crime
2
0.7%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: WS13

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WS13 (37.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (21.0%) and Shoplifting (11.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WS13 has risen sharply — by 16.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WS13 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +16.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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