Total Crime Rate

306.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 306.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Sycamores area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 9th 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 The Sycamores (WS14 9ES) in the last 12 months was 306.3 per 1,000 residents and was 272.7% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 84.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 189.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sycamores (WS14 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Close. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sycamores area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redlock Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanders Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deans Slade Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deans Slade Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close —
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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