Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boswell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

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 Boswell Road (WS11 4BE) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Chadsmoor average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Road (WS11 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Celtic Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celtic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaelic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaelic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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