Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thacker Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 78th 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 Thacker Drive (WS13 6NS) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thacker Drive (WS13 6NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Slater Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allington Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thacker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burwaye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathcot Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellsmore Meadow Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilmott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thropp Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmott Close —
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Data Sources

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