Total Crime Rate

363.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 363.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.0 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beacon Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 7th 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 Beacon Street (WS13 7AQ) in the last 12 months was 363.9 per 1,000 residents and was 403.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 151.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Street (WS13 7AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bird Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaconfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bird Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconfields —
Sep 2025Robbery Beaconfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bird Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lomax Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lomax Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jordan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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