Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Boscomoor Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Penkridge North & Acton Trussell , and the 14th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boscomoor Lane (ST19 5NU) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the Penkridge North & Acton Trussell average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscomoor Lane (ST19 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Drive, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscomoor Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boscomoor Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscomoor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscomoor Court

Data Sources

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