Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anson Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 154th 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 Anson Avenue (WS13 7EU) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anson Avenue (WS13 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconfields, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crane Field (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lichfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thistley Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Acre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Friday Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaconfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crane Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jordan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaconfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woods Croft | — |
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