Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 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 89.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cairns Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 68th 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 Cairns Close (WS14 9TP) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher than the Chadsmead average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cairns Close (WS14 9TP), 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 Cairns Close area

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

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