Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotton Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Alrewas & Fradley , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotton Close (DE13 7BF) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Alrewas & Fradley average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (DE13 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Cotton Close. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cotton Close area

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Data Sources

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