Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Maxtock Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 162nd highest 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 Maxtock Avenue (WS13 6PE) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxtock Avenue (WS13 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armada Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thropp Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maxtock Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burwaye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellsmore Meadow Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thropp Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armada Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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