Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pear Tree Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 155th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Close (WS14 9GP) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Tree Close (WS14 9GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhill (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Greenhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deans Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill
Apr 2026Other theft George Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frog Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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