Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Scott Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Close (WS14 9DB) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Scott Close (WS14 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A51, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victory Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltell Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Wilks Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Davidson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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