Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 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 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Victory Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 167th highest 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 Victory Close (WS14 9FL) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victory Close (WS14 9FL), 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 Victory Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanders Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Redlock Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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