Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 151st highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Close (WS13 7ES) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Chadsmead average (82.2 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 Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Close (WS13 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconfields, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friday Acre (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beacon Street
Apr 2026Other theft Forge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jordan Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woods Croft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Friday Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Acre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistley Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Mews Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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