Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

New Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 155th lowest 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 New Road (WS7 0BU) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (WS7 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Giles Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chase Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swanfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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