Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thropp Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 71st 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 Thropp Close (WS13 8FP) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thropp Close (WS13 8FP), the main crime hotspot is near Thropp Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lichfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellsmore Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thacker Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thacker Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Dell | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thropp Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellsmore Meadow | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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